# Accident 20150715009829A: Champion 7GCAA, Kingsland, TX, July 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2015, 11:51 local time
- Place: Kingsland, TX
- Airport: Shirley Williams Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6836° N, 98.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6836&lon=-98.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8305V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8305V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150715009829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL CLEARED TREES AT END OF RUNWAY 16. PILOT BEGAN FLARE OUT AT THAT POINT PILOT COULD FEEL THAT AIRCRAFT WAS BEGINING TO STALL, BUT THOUGHT HE WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO GROUND TO CONTINUE WITH LANDING. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BLEW RIGHT MAIN TIRE. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND MADE CONTACT WITH A LINE OF TREES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, BOTH WING STRUTS AND FUSALAGE AT WING STRUT ATTACH POINTS. ONE WING FUEL TANK WAS SEVERED. NO POST CRASH FIRE. PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA15CA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA188), Jul 15, 2015: Champion 7GCAA (N8305V), Kingsland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch attitude which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, hard landing and a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N8305V (2)

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

- [Accident 20071223830569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071223830569A), Dec 23, 2007: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8305V), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) On December 22, 2007 at approximately 1755 local time, N8305V, a champion model 7GCAA (citabria) airplane, serial number 98, made a hard landing on…
- [Accident 19750726022309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750726022309A), Jul 26, 1975: Blanca 7GCAA (N8305V), Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Precautionary ldg previous flt. Tkof fm gravel rd,wing hit dirt bank.

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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