# Accident 20140310001859A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Chisago City, MN, March 10, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2014, 13:19 local time
- Place: Chisago City, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3697° N, 92.8950° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3697&lon=-92.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63HE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N63HE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 202 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140310001859A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN14CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA158), Mar 10, 2014: American Champion 8GCBC (N63HE), Chisago City, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable landing area encountered by the pilot due to wet soft snow conditions that 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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