# Accident 20160604004049A: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Auburn, WA, June 4, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2016, 10:45 local time
- Place: Auburn, WA
- Airport: Evergreen Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2669° N, 122.0678° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2669&lon=-122.0678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N244SF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N244SF-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,124 total, 255 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160604004049A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA16CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA281), Jun 4, 2016: American Champion 8KCAB (N244SF), Black Diamond, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abnormal runway contact during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise, aerodynamic stall, impact with terrain, and 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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