# Incident 20120726016139I: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Oshkosh, WI, July 26, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2012, 17:20 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60GK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12IA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120726016139I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AEROBATIC ROUTINE DURING AIRSHOW, PILOT SEAT SUFFERED STRUCTURAL FAILURE ALLOWING PILOT TO PIVOT BACKWARD 55 TO 65 DEGREES.  PILOT MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.  PILOT REGAINED CONTROL AFTER BEING ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE REAR CONTROL STICK AND PULLING HIMSELF INTO A POSITION THAT ALLOWED HIM TO MADE A SUCCESSFUL EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 CEN12IA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12IA498), Jul 26, 2012: American Champion 8KCAB (N60GK), Oshkosh, WI, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot’s seat bottom frame due to the manufacturer’s improper production, installation, and inspection of that seat bottom, which resulted in a temporary loss of control during an…

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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