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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Auburn, WA · June 4, 2016

Date
June 4, 2016 · 10:45 local
Place
Auburn, WA
Airport
Evergreen Sky Ranch
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N244SF
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA281
Reported as
American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
3,124 total255 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot experienced loss of control of aircraft after misjudging aircraft height above the runway during landing flare at unfamiliar airport.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AFTER MISJUDGING AIRCRAFT HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING FLARE AT UNFAMILIAR AIRPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.