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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Chisago City, MN · March 10, 2014

Date: March 10, 2014 · 13:19 local
Place: Chisago City, MN
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N63HE
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN14CA158
Reported as: American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 812 total202 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N63HERegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 452-2004 · Built 2004 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBC Engine 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.

Pilot was attempting a landing in the snow on little green lake near Chisago City, MN with wheel penetration ski equipped aircraft. According to the pilot statement, the aircraft touched down on the bogey wheels (aft end of skis), went about 90 feet and then nosed over ending up on it's back.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING IN THE SNOW ON LITTLE GREEN LAKE NEAR CHISAGO CITY, MN WITH WHEEL PENETRATION SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT STATEMENT, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE BOGEY WHEELS (AFT END OF SKIS), WENT ABOUT 90 FEET AND THEN NOSED OVER ENDING UP ON IT'S BACK.

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 CEN14CA158Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChisago City, MNThe unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot due to wet soft snow conditions that resulted in a nose over.Mar 10, 2014 · Substantial damage