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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7GCAA · Sterling, AK · March 3, 2020

Date: March 3, 2020 · 08:30 local
Place: Sterling, AK
Airport: Dutch Landing
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9632S
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC20CA029
Reported as: Champion 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 2
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 140 total70 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N9632SRegistration cancelled Oct 9, 2021 · Champion 7GCAAS/N 60 · Built 1966 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On March 3, 2020 at 8:30 am local time, N9632S, an American Champion 7GCAA, sustained substantial damage when the pilot landed short of the runway plowed area at Dutch Landing (88AK). The aircraft's main Landing gear wheels sank into the snow causing the aircraft to nose over coming to rest inverted at the end of the runway. There were two people on board the aircraft at the time of the accident and both sustained minor injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 3, 2020 AT 8:30 AM LOCAL TIME, N9632S, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 7GCAA, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY PLOWED AREA AT DUTCH LANDING (88AK). THE AIRCRAFT'S MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS SANK INTO THE SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER COMING TO REST INVERTED AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND BOTH SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ANC20CA029Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportSterling, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance during approach, which resulted in the airplane impacting an area of deep snow. A factor associated with the accident was flat light conditions.Mar 3, 2020 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9632S · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20190629008609ILanding: Touchdown · Kenai, AKLanding on unimproved gravel river bed, approach was to high and to long over shot landing area and hit lager rocks at the end of the area. Gear collapsed and ended up nose in the groundJun 29, 2019 · Minor damage Accident 19981122045079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Aurora, CO(.4) The pilot on runway 32 (4,687 ft. x 38 ft., asphalt) with a right `gusty' crosswind. After touch down, the tail wheel began to `shimmy.' The pilot said he pushed the control stick forward to relieve pressure on the tail wheel. He said a gust of wind then…Nov 22, 1998 · Substantial damage