NYC71FFG19

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7ECA · Pittsfield, ME · March 28, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 28, 1971
Place
Pittsfield, ME · PITTSFIELD, ME
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6324NChampion 7ECA
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160786

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1846  71/3/28    PITTSFIELD,ME       CHAMPION 7ECA       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N6324N              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PITTSFIELD,ME               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- ACFT DRIFTED R AFTER BOUNCED LDG.

Aircraft

Registration
N6324N
Reported as
Champion 7ECA
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pittsfield

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.