20071223830569A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Gallup, NM · December 23, 2007

Date: December 23, 2007 · 15:55 local
Place: Gallup, NM
Airport: Gallup Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8305V
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08CA043
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,216 total7 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N8305VRegistered now · Champion 7GCAAS/N 98 · Built 1966 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 22, 2007 at approximately 1755 local time, N8305V, a champion model 7GCAA (citabria) airplane, serial number 98, made a hard landing on runway 06 at the Gallup Municipal Airport (gup) at Gallup, NM. As explained by the pilot and as evidenced by runway and ground marks, the aircraft veered to the right immediately after touchdown, hit some ice on the 1000 foot marker, departed the runway, traveled across the ground on all three gear. The pilot added full power to try to get back to the runway without slowing down and could not steer the aircraft toward the runway. The pilot also stated that when he noticed that he could not correct the direction and saw a pile of dirt ahead, he reduced the power to idle and then the aircraft hit a drainage ditch full of water and flipped over. There were two people aboard, a pilot and a passenger, and neither sustained any injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 22, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 LOCAL TIME, N8305V, A CHAMPION MODEL 7GCAA (CITABRIA) AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 98, MADE A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 06 AT THE GALLUP MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (GUP) AT GALLUP, NM. AS EXPLAINED BY THE PILOT AND AS EVIDENCED BY RUNWAY AND GROUND MARKS, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HIT SOME ICE ON THE 1000 FOOT MARKER, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED ACROSS THE GROUND ON ALL THREE GEAR. THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER TO TRY TO GET BACK TO THE RUNWAY WITHOUT SLOWING DOWN AND COULD NOT STEER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN HE NOTICED THAT HE COULD NOT CORRECT THE DIRECTION AND SAW A PILE OF DIRT AHEAD, HE REDUCED THE POWER TO IDLE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DRAINAGE DITCH FULL OF WATER AND FLIPPED OVER. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ABOARD, A PILOT AND A PASSENGER, AND NEITHER SUSTAINED ANY INJURIES.

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 DEN08CA043Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGallup, NMThe pilot's premature landing flare and an inadvertent stall/mush. A contributing factor is pilot's lack of recent night experience.Dec 23, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8305V · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20150715009829ALanding: Touchdown · Kingsland, TXPilot reported final approach was normal cleared trees at end of runway 16. Pilot began flare out at that point pilot could feel that aircraft was begining to stall, but thought he was close enough to ground to continue with landing. Aircraft touched down…Jul 15, 2015 · Substantial damage Accident 19750726022309ATakeoff Ground Roll · Boise, IDPrecautionary ldg previous flt. Tkof fm gravel rd,wing hit dirt bank.Jul 26, 1975 · Substantial damage