# Accident 20110316003679A: Champion 7GCBC, Nenana, AK, March 16, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2011, 17:00 local time
- Place: Nenana, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6486° N, 148.5561° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6486&lon=-148.5561&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5160X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5160X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 380 total, 60 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110316003679A

## Narrative

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

MR. BAKER LANDED SEVERAL TIMES ON THE NENANA RIVER, ON HIS RETURN TRIP TO FAIRBANKS HE DISCOVERED HE NEEDED TO RELIEVE HIMSELF AND WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO FAIRBANKS.  MR. BAKER CHOSE A SPOT ON THE FROZEN NENANA RIVER LOOKING SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS LANDING SPOTS ALREADY COMPLETED, WHEN THE WHEELS TOUCHED THE SNOW, THE TIRES BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST LAYER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC11CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC11CA017), Mar 17, 2011: Champion 7GCBC (N5160X), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable off-airport landing site, which resulted in a nose over.

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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