# Accident 20100902044249A: Champion 7KCAB, Norfolk, NE, September 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2010, 07:45 local time
- Place: Norfolk, NE
- Airport: Karl Stefan Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9853° N, 97.4350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9853&lon=-97.4350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1678G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1678G-2018-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA516) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100902044249A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2010, AT 07:45 CDT, A CHAMPION 7KCAB, N1678G, PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING ACCIDENT AT THE KARL STEFAN MEMORIAL AIRPORT, NORFOLK, NEBRASKA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING FLOWN ON A LOCAL VFR FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO.  THE PILOT DEPARTED RUNWAY 01 WITH A 3 KNOT CROSS-WIND FROM THE NORTHWEST.  AFTER TEN MINUTES, THE WIND INCREASED TO 10 KNOTS OUT OF THE NORTHWEST.  THE PILOT SET UP FOR AN APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 19.  THE PILOT MADE A THREE POINT LANDING AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH ALL THREE WHEELS.  THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND AND THE LEFT WING LIFTED PICKING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GET THE AIRPLANE FLYING AGAIN, BUT ONLY LIFTED THE AIRPLANE MOMENTARILY BEFORE IT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AGAIN IN A CRAB TO THE LEFT.  THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FAILED AND FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY 01 ON A 330 DEGREE HEADING.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT AND NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WHERE HURT OR DAMAGED ON THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN10CA516](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA516), Sep 2, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N1678G), North Fork, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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