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FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Ft Worth, TX · September 3, 2011

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Date
September 3, 2011 · 10:40 local
Place
Ft Worth, TX
Airport
Alliance
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N242BC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA684
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
2,414 total9 in this make and model129 in the last 90 days
N242BCRegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 534-2010 · Built 2011Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O-360-C1GReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 09/03/2011, N242BC, an American champion 8GCBC (scout), landed hard and struck the right wing while conducting pattern work at afw airport. According to the privacy data omittedstudent pilot, his instructor was demonstrating a power-off approach and landing. His instructor apparently landed hard, bounced into the air, stalled, and bounced hard again striking the right wing tip and aileron spade. A go around was initiated, but not before the wing struck the ground. Apparent damage to the aircraft included scrapes to the right wing tip, right aileron trailing edge, and right aileron spade. The spade was also bent inwards causing bending of attachment points and aileron deformation. Right main landing gear and tailwheel appeared to be bent as well.10/06/11: damage report from the manufacturer indicates the need for replacement of the right rear wing spar due to buckling. Upgraded incident to accident due to substantial damage tot he aircraft. Studentprivacy data omitted has also reported back/neck pain since accident.

As the FAA filed it

ON 09/03/2011, N242BC, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 8GCBC (SCOUT), LANDED HARD AND STRUCK THE RIGHT WING WHILE CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT AFW AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^STUDENT PILOT, HIS INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING A POWER-OFF APPROACH AND LANDING. HIS INSTRUCTOR APPARENTLY LANDED HARD, BOUNCED INTO THE AIR, STALLED, AND BOUNCED HARD AGAIN STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON SPADE. A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED, BUT NOT BEFORE THE WING STRUCK THE GROUND. APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED SCRAPES TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT AILERON TRAILING EDGE, AND RIGHT AILERON SPADE. THE SPADE WAS ALSO BENT INWARDS CAUSING BENDING OF ATTACHMENT POINTS AND AILERON DEFORMATION. RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND TAILWHEEL APPEARED TO BE BENT AS WELL.10/06/11: DAMAGE REPORT FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATES THE NEED FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE RIGHT REAR WING SPAR DUE TO BUCKLING. UPGRADED INCIDENT TO ACCIDENT DUE TO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TOT HE AIRCRAFT. STUDENT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS ALSO REPORTED BACK/NECK PAIN SINCE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN11CA684Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportFort Worth, TXThe certified flight instructor’s improper flare during a simulated emergency landing.Sep 3, 2011 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N242BC · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20250904012369ALanding: Rollout · Unalakleet, AKPilot attempted Landing on a Remote off airport strip. He completed 2 touch and go landings. On 3rd attempt on rollout at low speed aircraft went into a dip that made the tail come up and flipped over.Sep 4, 2025 · Substantial damage