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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Alexander City, AL · April 23, 2008

Date: April 23, 2008 · 16:30 local
Place: Alexander City, AL
Airport: Thomas C Russell Fld
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1682G
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08CA095
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320E2A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 10,170 total27 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

N1682GRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Champion 7KCABS/N 137 · Built 1968 Airframe modelChampion 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot of aircraft N1682G, a 7AC champion, was landing on runway 36, at alx. The touch down was normal. The aircraft traveled approximately 100 feet, when the pilot reportedly experienced some tail wheel shimmy. Pilot initiated corrective action by moving control stick forward to reduce the shimmy. As he brought the control aft the aircraft veered to the right, off the runway. The pilot maneuvered the aircraft back to the left and was in the process of bringing the aircraft to a stop, the right gear contacted a ditch and collapsed causing substantial damage. The right wing contacted the ground damaging the spar and several ribs. Pilot and passenger egressed normally with no injuries. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT OF AIRCRAFT N1682G, A 7AC CHAMPION, WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, AT ALX. THE TOUCH DOWN WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET, WHEN THE PILOT REPORTEDLY EXPERIENCED SOME TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY. PILOT INITIATED CORRECTIVE ACTION BY MOVING CONTROL STICK FORWARD TO REDUCE THE SHIMMY. AS HE BROUGHT THE CONTROL AFT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE LEFT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP, THE RIGHT GEAR CONTACTED A DITCH AND COLLAPSED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE SPAR AND SEVERAL RIBS. PILOT AND PASSENGER EGRESSED NORMALLY WITH NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA08CA095Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportAlexander City, ALThe separation of the right tail wheel spring on landing roll out for undetermined reasons, resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with a ditch.Apr 23, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1682G · 1

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

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