# Incident 20130826017911I: Champion 7GCBC, Gulkana, AK, August 26, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gulkana, AK
- Airport: Gulkana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.1543° N, 145.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GULKANA (GKN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.1543&lon=-145.4553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1648G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1648G-2019-09-06) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130826017911I

## Narrative

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

DURING A TAXI OPERATION WITHOUT THE INTENT OF FLIGHT, N1648G MADE CONTACT WITH A PARKED HELIO AIRCRAFT, N4148D RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

DUE TO THE AIRMAN'S UNCOOPERATIVENESS, THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS BASED ON WITNESS AND FIRST RESPONDER STATEMENTS ONLY.

IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINE START, THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO BE AT A HIGH POWER SETTING BASED ON THE SOUND OF THE ENGINE AND AIR FLOW VELOCITY BEHIND THE AIRCRAFT.

AFTER BRIEFLY VEERING LEFT, THE AIRCRAFT IMMEDIATELY VEERED RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE PARKED AND TIED DOWN AIRCRAFT.

AFTER REMOVING THE AIRMAN, THE THROTTLE  CONTROL POSITION WAS OBSERVED TO BE AT APPROXIMATELY 3/4 OPEN AND THE CARBURETOR HEAT CONTROL WAS LOCATED IN THE FULL HOT POSITION.

## Other reports on N1648G (1)

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

- [Accident 19940508014269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940508014269A), May 8, 1994: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1648G), Circle Hot Spri, AK, Substantial damage. Newly purchased Aeronca. Had no flights prior year. Got a crosswind gust landing. Ran off runway. Struct a tree.

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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