# Accident 20200522001959A: Champion 7GCBC, Carbondale, IL, May 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2020, 11:40 local time
- Place: Carbondale, IL
- Airport: Carbondale/Murphysboro Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5183X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5183X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 462 total, 84 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200522001959A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF 05/22/2020 AT 11:40 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT OF N5183X WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO AIRPORT KMDH ON RUNWAY 18R. ON TOUCHDOWN FROM LAST LANDING THE PILOT NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT SWERVING FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IN A PREEMPTIVE ATTEMPT TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM POSSIBLY GROUND LOOPING THE PILOT APPLIED REAR STICK PRESSURE AND MAXIMUM BRAKING. THE EXCESSIVE BRAKE USAGE CAUSED THE TAIL TO THEN RAISE ON END AND THE NOSE CONE AND PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER SPINNER AND PROPELLER. THE AIRPLANES TAIL SECTION THEN LOWERED VERY QUICKLY UNDER ITS OWN WEIGHT AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER SECTIONS.

## 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 CEN20CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA192), May 22, 2020: Champion 7GCBC (N5183X), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive brake input while he attempted to maintain directional control during landing roll.

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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