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FAA incident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Leesburg, VA · February 10, 2019

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Date
February 10, 2019 · 12:00 local
Place
Leesburg, VA
Airport
Leesburg Executive
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N878AC
Reported as
American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360- H1B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
N878ACRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 878-2001 · Built 2001Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCABEngine 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.

On 02/10/2019 at approximately 1200HRS N878AC, a 2001 American Champion Aircraft, model 8KCAB, landed at kjyo. According to the pilot, the landing was a three point landing and during roll-out from the landing the aircraft started pulling to the left as speed decreased. The pilot stated that he fed in right aileron and right brake and came to a stop a few feet from the left edge of the runway about ¾ of the way from the approach end, to the first turn-off. The pilot stated that he then told the tower he suspected he had a flat left main tire and that he would try to get off the runway into the grass. According to the pilot, there were a few aircraft awaiting their opportunity to take off and he thought if he could get into the grass the runway might be opened back up to traffic. The pilot said that he thought that the tire might still have had a little air left in it. According to the pilot, when he moved into the grass he started to nose over, stick was back full. As the nose over was happening he cut the throttle and mixture but the propeller was damaged from ground contact with the dirt while the engine was shutting down. After the incident, pro jet linemen removed the left wheel pant and brought out a dolly. N878AC was repositioned back into its hangar.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/10/2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200HRS N878AC, A 2001 AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT, MODEL 8KCAB, LANDED AT KJYO. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE LANDING WAS A THREE POINT LANDING AND DURING ROLL-OUT FROM THE LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED PULLING TO THE LEFT AS SPEED DECREASED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FED IN RIGHT AILERON AND RIGHT BRAKE AND CAME TO A STOP A FEW FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT ¾ OF THE WAY FROM THE APPROACH END, TO THE FIRST TURN-OFF. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN TOLD THE TOWER HE SUSPECTED HE HAD A FLAT LEFT MAIN TIRE AND THAT HE WOULD TRY TO GET OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THERE WERE A FEW AIRCRAFT AWAITING THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE OFF AND HE THOUGHT IF HE COULD GET INTO THE GRASS THE RUNWAY MIGHT BE OPENED BACK UP TO TRAFFIC. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE TIRE MIGHT STILL HAVE HAD A LITTLE AIR LEFT IN IT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN HE MOVED INTO THE GRASS HE STARTED TO NOSE OVER, STICK WAS BACK FULL. AS THE NOSE OVER WAS HAPPENING HE CUT THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE BUT THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED FROM GROUND CONTACT WITH THE DIRT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS SHUTTING DOWN. AFTER THE INCIDENT, PRO JET LINEMEN REMOVED THE LEFT WHEEL PANT AND BROUGHT OUT A DOLLY. N878AC WAS REPOSITIONED BACK INTO ITS HANGAR.