# Accident 20180308001769A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Many, LA, March 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2018, 16:20 local time
- Place: Many, LA
- Airport: Hart Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5467° N, 93.4908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5467&lon=-93.4908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 382 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180308001769A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON A GRASS RUNWAY IN HIS PERSONALLY OWNED TAILWHEEL AIRPLANE IN WHICH HE WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.  AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING THE INCIDENT LANDING-ROLLOUT, HE ?TAPPED THE BRAKES? AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT; WHICH RESULTED IN THE RH WING STRIKING THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER THE NOSE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN; THE PILOT FORCED OPEN THE RH DOOR AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT, THE RH WING STRUT, WING SPAR, AND VERTICAL STABILIZER WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRMAN REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA153), Mar 8, 2018: American Champion 8GCBC (N105BH), Many, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper application of the brakes during landing, which resulted in a 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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