20200712008449A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 7GCBC · Mccall, ID · July 12, 2020

Date
July 12, 2020 · 08:30 local
Place
Mccall, ID
Airport
Mile Hi
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N952B
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR20CA227
Reported as
American Champion 7GCBC
Reported engine
Superior O-360
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,078 total1,845 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On July 12, 2020, at approximately 0830 hrs mountain daylight time, an American champion model 7GCBC aircraft lost directional control and flipped over on landing roll out at Mile Hi us forest service strip (K10), approximately 48 NM NE of Mccall, Idaho. The aircraft was being operated on a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight at the time of the incident. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the rudder, forward fuselage structure and wings. The PIC and sole occupant of the aircraft was uninjured in the incident and stated he missed his intended touchdown spot due to excessive speed, landed long, and flipped over at the top of the hill after application of hard braking in an effort to avoid the treeline bordering the end of the usable landing surface.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 12, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 HRS MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION MODEL 7GCBC AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING ROLL OUT AT MILE HI US FOREST SERVICE STRIP (K10), APPROXIMATELY 48 NM NE OF MCCALL, IDAHO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER, FORWARD FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND WINGS. THE PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT AND STATED HE MISSED HIS INTENDED TOUCHDOWN SPOT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, LANDED LONG, AND FLIPPED OVER AT THE TOP OF THE HILL AFTER APPLICATION OF HARD BRAKING IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE TREELINE BORDERING THE END OF THE USABLE LANDING SURFACE.

NTSB investigation

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