Pilot Debrief

CHAMPION 7GCAA near Ware, MA — 2009-06-27

Final reportERA09CA553
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Date
2009-06-27
Location
Ware, MA, USA
Airport
MA53
Aircraft
CHAMPION 7GCAA
Registration
N1879G
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot stated that an annual inspection of the airplane had just been completed and that he was flying the airplane from that location to his home airstrip. The wind was on the nose of the airplane and as he approached the runway for a full stop landing, his approach speed was 55 mph. When the airplane was approximately 1 foot above the runway for a three point landing, the airspeed decreased and the nose dropped. The propeller contacted the soft ground and the airplane nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer and right wing lift struts. The pilot reported that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane that caused the accident to occur.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

  • 3 docket documents
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Docket documents3

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