- Date
- June 16, 1991, 09:58 local (14:58 UTC)
- Place
- Medina, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7680EChampion 7FC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910616022119A
- Case key
- 23346
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate visual lookout.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was aware of two sets of power lines strung across the final approach to the private strip, and he spotted them during his fly over. However, the airplane struck two 3/8' wires at the 35 foot level about 75 yards short of the runway threshold. Following the wire strike the wires became intangled in the tail flight control surfaces and as a result the airplane touched down in a right yaw. The left gear collapsed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7680E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7FC-277
- Airframe hours
- 7,128
- Engine
- Continental C-90-12F, 90 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lee Taylor
- Registered owner
- Lee Taylor
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 23, 1991 · 13 hours before
- Departed
- ERV · Kerrville, TX
- Airport
- NONE · Side'S (Private), runway 12, 1,300 × 35 ft, dirt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 502 total · 208 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7680E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.