# Accident 20010626016739A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Paris, TX, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 16:15 local time
- Place: Paris, TX
- Airport: Cox Fld
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6606° N, 95.5405° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6606&lon=-95.5405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N249SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N249SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626016739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) ON 06/26/00 AT 16:15 CDT, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 8GCBC SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE N249SF, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM COX FIELD AIRPORT, PARIS, TX. WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT SHE WAS MONITORING THE TAKEOFF BY THE STUDENT PILOT (SP), DURING TAKE OFF THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION AND WAS USING AILERON CONTROL TO "STEER" AWAY FROM THE CROSSWIND BY APPLYING RIGHT STICK INPUT.  THE PIC THEN INSTRUCTED THE SP THAT SHE WOULD HELP, SHE PUSHED THE STICK TO THE CENTER, HE BRIEFLY RESISTED THEN ALLOWED THE STICK TO CENTER.  THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED INCREASED TO THE POINT OF GOOD CONTROL, THE STUDENT PULLED BAK ON THE CONTROL STICK AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP 60 DEGREES.  THE PIC INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO GET THE NOSE DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED 50 TO 60 FEET N THE AIR WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT BANK AND RAPIDLY APPROACHED A STALL, PUSHING ON THE STICK AS HARD AS POSSIBLE THE PIC COULD NOT OVERCOME THE STUDENT.  THE PIC FIRMLY INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO LET GO, AT THIS POINT THE STUDENT RELINQUISHED THE CONTROLS.  THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HITTING THE GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED, HIT THE RIGHT WING THEN CARTWHEELED, LANDING  UPSIDE DOWN APPROX. 220 FT. FROM THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW01LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA155), Jun 26, 2001: American Champion 8GCBC (N249SF), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the excessive pull up by the passenger along with the certified flight instructor's inadequate supervision leading to a loss of control during the takeoff initial climb.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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