# Accident 20091112051389A: American Ch 8GCBC, Clarksville, TN, November 12, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Clarksville, TN
- Airport: Outlaw
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6219° N, 87.4147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6219&lon=-87.4147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N315AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N315AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 796 total, 35 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091112051389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 17 WITH A QUARTERING TAIL WIND. WHEN HE RAISED THE TAIL, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND GROUND LOOPED. THE RIGHT WING SPAR IS BROKEN IN HALF MID SPAN, RIGHT AILERON AND FLAP DAMAGED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND BENT THE BLADES.

## 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 ERA10CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA061), Nov 12, 2009: American Champion 8GCBC (N315AC), Clarksville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was his decision to take off with a left quartering tailwind.

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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