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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Hixson, TN · March 20, 2017

Date: March 20, 2017 · 18:30 local
Place: Hixson, TN
Airport: Dallas Bay Sky Park
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N400AB
Reported as: American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0

N400ABRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 838-99 · Built 1999 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

While landing on rwy 23 at Dallas bay skypark (1A0) the right wheel locked-up upon touchdown. Neither pilot had applied the brakes to trigger this event. The airplane proceeded down the runway with the right wheel locked up for approx. 400 feet at which time the right wheel slid off the right edge of the runway surface and the aircraft came to rest on its nose with the propeller striking the earth. After the crew exited the aircraft, the tail was brought back down and the aircraft was drug back up on the runway surface. The right wheel was still locked up at this time. The tail of the aircraft was moved left and right a few feet and unexpectedly the right wheel started to roll free.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE LANDING ON RWY 23 AT DALLAS BAY SKYPARK (1A0) THE RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED-UP UPON TOUCHDOWN. NEITHER PILOT HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES TO TRIGGER THIS EVENT. THE AIRPLANE PROCEEDED DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL LOCKED UP FOR APPROX. 400 FEET AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WHEEL SLID OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE WITH THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE EARTH. AFTER THE CREW EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, THE TAIL WAS BROUGHT BACK DOWN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DRUG BACK UP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED UP AT THIS TIME. THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED LEFT AND RIGHT A FEW FEET AND UNEXPECTEDLY THE RIGHT WHEEL STARTED TO ROLL FREE.