ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385309
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2000 |
| Time: | 17:05 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7ECA |
| Owner/operator: | Blue Skies Aviation Of Wisc. |
| Registration: | N7586F |
| MSN: | 742-70 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1802 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-235-C1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pulaski, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (92C) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off of a closed grass runway and nosed over. The pilot said that on final approach he noticed a skydiver. He said, "In my judgment it was clear to land on the sod runway as the skydiver was on target over his designated landing spot, well to the left of runway 12. I touched the aircraft down and at that time the skydiver must have turned downwind as he ended up landing in the middle of the runway. I applied my right rudder to avoid a collision with the skydiver. This action resulted in my crossing the paved runway and entering the field. At this point I hit some brush and flipped the aircraft." No anomalies were found with respect to the aircraft that could be associated with a preexisting condition and the pilot reported none. An employee at the airport said that the grass runway was closed at the time of the accident.
Probable Cause: the evasive maneuver initiated by the pilot. Factors were the presence of the skydiver on the runway, and the pilot's selection of a closed runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA020
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Apr-2024 17:14 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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