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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Island Park, ID · October 12, 2019

Date
October 12, 2019 · 14:18 local
Place
Island Park, ID
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N632K
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA20CA011
Reported as
American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
264 total264 in this make and model16 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.

Our office was notified on October 12, 2019, of an aircraft accident of N632K that occurred at approximately 14:18 local time, in a field in Island Park, ID. N632K, landed in a snow-covered field that was starting to thaw, which caused the aircraft to flip forward over the nose. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the prop, and the fuselage was bent. The wings and some of the control surfaces had hole punctures. The pilot was the only person on board, and was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

OUR OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED ON OCTOBER 12, 2019, OF AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT OF N632K THAT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 14:18 LOCAL TIME, IN A FIELD IN ISLAND PARK, ID. N632K, LANDED IN A SNOW-COVERED FIELD THAT WAS STARTING TO THAW, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP FORWARD OVER THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, AND THE FUSELAGE WAS BENT. THE WINGS AND SOME OF THE CONTROL SURFACES HAD HOLE PUNCTURES. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, AND WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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