# Accident 20100515034639A: American Ch 7GCBC, Glens Falls, NY, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 09:05 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3092° N, 73.6395° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3092&lon=-73.6395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N720AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N720AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CH 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 200 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515034639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED LONG ON AN APPROVED GRASS LANDING AREA NEXT TO AND PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY 1. BECAUSE OF ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON THE "BASE LEG" FOR THE GRASS LANDING AREA, MR. LONGE DECIDED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN INSTEAD OF MAKING A FULL STOP LANDING.HE STATED THAT HIS AIRSPEED WAS SLOW ON LIFT-OFF AND HE WAS THEN HIT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE BEGAN MOVING TO THE RIGHT, AND MR. LONGE WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE DRIFT. THE AIRPLANE SETTLED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## 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 ERA10CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA269), May 15, 2010: American Champion 7GCBC (N720AC), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a takeoff attempt.

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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