# Accident 20100126004979A: American Ch 8KCAB, Fallon, NV, January 26, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2010, 15:45 local time
- Place: Fallon, NV
- Airport: Fallon Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4989° N, 118.7486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4989&lon=-118.7486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101BY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N101BY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 8KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 9,150 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100126004979A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE, IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT BEGAN UNCONTROLLABLE SWERVE TO THE RIGHT, EXITED RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR

## 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 WPR10LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA121), Jan 27, 2010: American Champion 8KCAB (N101BY), Fallon, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Interference between the front seat lap belt and the rear seat rudder/brake pedal assembly that prevented normal operation of the rudder/brake system, which resulted in the pilots’ inability to…

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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