# Accident 20100807044639A: American Ch 8GCBC, Piqua, OH, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 18:30 local time
- Place: Piqua, OH
- Airport: Piqua
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1447° N, 84.2433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Piqua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1447&lon=-84.2433&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461DM) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807044639A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REACHED DOWN TO RETRACT FLAPS ON ROLLOUT. DIVERSION OF ATTENTION CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  JLJ 09/22/2010.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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