# Accident 20191012019539A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Island Park, ID, October 12, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2019, 14:18 local time
- Place: Island Park, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6736° N, 111.4244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6736&lon=-111.4244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N632K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 264 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191012019539A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA20CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA011), Oct 12, 2019: Champion 8GCBC (N632K), Henrys Lake, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, 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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