- Date
- September 6, 1999, 18:05 local (23:05 UTC)
- Place
- Forest Lake, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9549SChampion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 30, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990906025639A
- Case key
- 47250
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Probable cause
the pilot's misjudging the proper glidepath, and his not maintaining airspeed. Factors were the pilot's lack of recent experience, the airplane's inadvertent stall, and the fence.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot departed in the airplane with the intention of practicing short field takeoffs and landings. He said that he allowed the airplane to get too low and too slow to land on the runway. The airplane touched down short of the runway and the right wing impacted a fence. He wrote in his statement concerning his recommendation to prevent this accident, 'Pilot take some dual time to assure proficiency after a long layoff period when no flying was done.'
Factual narrative
On September 6, 1999, at 1805 central daylight time, a Champion 7ECA, N9549S, owned and operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during an undershoot to land on runway 13 (2,650' x 150' dry/turf), at Forest Lake Airport, near Forest Lake, Minnesota. The pilot reported minor injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. No flight plan was on file. The local flight departed about 1730.
The pilot stated in his written statement that he departed with the intention of practicing short field takeoffs and landings. He said that he allowed the airplane to get too low and too slow to land on the runway, and the airplane stalled. The airplane touched down short of the runway and the right wing impacted a fence. He wrote in his statement concerning his recommendation to prevent this accident, "Pilot take some dual time to assure proficiency after a long layoff period when no flying was done."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9549S
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 363
- Airframe hours
- 938
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Roger C. Beach
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 4, 1998 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- 25D
- Airport
- 25D · Forest Lake, runway 13, 2,650 × 150 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 143 total · 141 in this make and model · 58 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 31° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.