The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Albany, New York
Location: Northampton, NY
Accident Number: ERA21LA060
Date & Time: November 29, 2020, 11:40 Local
Registration: N9721N
Aircraft: Champion 7EC
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted
Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Champion
Registration: N9721N
Model/Series: 7EC NO SERIES
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Amateur Built: No
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: VMC
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KALB,292 ft msl
Observation Time: 11:51 Local
Distance from Accident Site: 30 Nautical Miles
Temperature/Dew Point: 6°C /2°C
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Wind Speed/Gusts, Direction: 7 knots / , 160°
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility: 10 miles
Altimeter Setting: 30.09 inches Hg
Type of Flight Plan Filed:
Departure Point:
Destination:
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.168477,-74.180464 (est)
This fall Champs are having a spat of hard landings.
ReplyDelete"Three Point or Wheel: ... For those who care to know, the wind conditions that have me favoring a wheel landing are when the winds are gusting. Regardless of whether the the winds are a cross wind orstraight down the runway, if they are gusting it means that I am going to have to approach with a little more airspeed (adding half the gust factor to my approach speed). This increased speed is what I would typically use when I want to wheel land. If the only issue with the wind is that they are cross winds I will usually land “two point” touching down on the windward mainwheel and tailwheel simultaneously." http://www.dsflight.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/3point-or-wheel-1890.pdf