20201005018309A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 8KCAB · Ellijay, GA · October 5, 2020

Date
October 5, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place
Ellijay, GA
Airport
Gilmer County
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N787AC
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA21LA007
Reported as
Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
4,930 total110 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

On October 05, 2020, at approximately 1500 local time a pilot operating a 1999 Champion model 8KCAB attempted to land N787AC on runway 3 at Gilmer County Airport (49A). Pilot stated he hit the runway fast and hard, on the second bounce the aircraft veered off the left side of runway into the grass and struck a landing light. Pilot attempted to applied max power for a go-around attempt the aircraft shot across the runway and flipped over at its back. (The possible cause of the aircraft veering off the left side of the runway initial inspection found left main gear broke off at the axle).

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 05, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME A PILOT OPERATING A 1999 CHAMPION MODEL 8KCAB ATTEMPTED TO LAND N787AC ON RUNWAY 3 AT GILMER COUNTY AIRPORT (49A). PILOT STATED HE HIT THE RUNWAY FAST AND HARD, ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AND STRUCK A LANDING LIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO APPLIED MAX POWER FOR A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT SHOT ACROSS THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER AT ITS BACK. (THE POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND LEFT MAIN GEAR BROKE OFF AT THE AXLE).

NTSB investigation

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