# Accident 20150318004829A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCAA, Greensboro, NC, March 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2015, 10:00 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1717° N, 79.8050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1717&lon=-79.8050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43MT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43MT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCAA (registry code 2121002, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 320 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150318004829A

## Narrative

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

BEFORE TOUCHDOWN A GUSTY CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT LIFTED THE LEFT WING RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT STRIKING THE GROUND ON THE RIGHT SIDE.  THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS BENT.  THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND TAILWHEEL.  THE PROP ALSO STRUKE THE GROUND STOPPING THE ENGINE.

## 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 GAA15CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA017), Mar 18, 2015: American Champion 7GCAA (N43MT), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional/pitch control during final approach, resulting in a collision with terrain.

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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