20200613011169I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Livermore, CA · June 13, 2020

Date: June 13, 2020 · 20:35 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N78GC
Reported as: American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor

N78GCRegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 892-2001 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine 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.

The student was seated up front and the instructor was seated in the rear seat. Upon landing the student pilot over-corrected by moving the control stick to FAR forward forcing the aircraft in a nose down attitude. The instructor was not able to correct in time and the propeller struck the runway pavement. After the event, the instructor pilot voluntarily pursued remedial training

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT WAS SEATED UP FRONT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS SEATED IN THE REAR SEAT. UPON LANDING THE STUDENT PILOT OVER-CORRECTED BY MOVING THE CONTROL STICK TO FAR FORWARD FORCING THE AIRCRAFT IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT IN TIME AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT. AFTER THE EVENT, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT VOLUNTARILY PURSUED REMEDIAL TRAINING