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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Cordova, SC · June 29, 2007

Date: June 29, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Cordova, SC
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N827BM
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA07LA190
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total450 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N827BMRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2007 · Champion 7KCABS/N 61 · Built 1967 Airframe modelChampion 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft circled the field and atempted a landing on runway 03. The aircraft was too high and too fast and the pilot executed a go around at the point of 1/3 of runway remaining. The wind was 180 degrees and 10 mph which is a tail wind. On the second attempt, he tried to force the landing @ 1200 ft of runway remaining and made a large bounce @ 1000 ft of runway remaining and east side of runway markers. He powered up for another go around and entered a stall/spin and collided with the ground. The aircraft came to rest between pine trees in a nose down vertical position and on a heading of 170 degrees. The commercial rated pilot received serious injuries and was airlifted to richland memorial hospital in columbia, SC. Pilot was interviewed and made a written statement that he attemped a go-around and the plane stalled 50 ft above the ground and made a 180 degree turn.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED THE FIELD AND ATEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 03. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST AND THE PILOT EXECUTED A GO AROUND AT THE POINT OF 1/3 OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE WIND WAS 180 DEGREES AND 10 MPH WHICH IS A TAIL WIND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, HE TRIED TO FORCE THE LANDING @ 1200 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND MADE A LARGE BOUNCE @ 1000 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY MARKERS. HE POWERED UP FOR ANOTHER GO AROUND AND ENTERED A STALL/SPIN AND COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN PINE TREES IN A NOSE DOWN VERTICAL POSITION AND ON A HEADING OF 170 DEGREES. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES AND WAS AIRLIFTED TO RICHLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN COLUMBIA, SC. PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED AND MADE A WRITTEN STATEMENT THAT HE ATTEMPED A GO-AROUND AND THE PLANE STALLED 50 FT ABOVE THE GROUND AND MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN.

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 SEA07LA190Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrangeburg, SCThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during go-around which resulted in a stall. The tailwind was a factor.Jun 29, 2007 · Substantial damage