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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Goose Bay, AK · July 31, 2006

Date: July 31, 2006 · 04:45 local
Place: Goose Bay, AK
Airport: Goose Bay Airport
Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35RF
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC06LA105
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 600 total550 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

N35RFRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2008 · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 438-2002 · Built 2002 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming O-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to the instructor, the aircraft was turning from downwind to crosswind for a landing. The instructor pulled the power back to simulate an engine failure. While the student pilot was dealing with the simulated failure, the instructor was looking outside the aircraft for other traffic. The student stalled the airplane and the instructor was unable to fully recover before the aircraft contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO CROSSWIND FOR A LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE POWER BACK TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEALING WITH THE SIMULATED FAILURE, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER TRAFFIC. THE STUDENT STALLED THE AIRPLANE AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO FULLY RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC06LA105Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAnchorage, AKThe flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a loss of control. Factors associated with the accident are the inadvertent stall, and the flight…Aug 1, 2006 · Substantial damage