# Accident 20201005018309A: Champion 8KCAB, Ellijay, GA, October 5, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2020, 15:00 local time
- Place: Ellijay, GA
- Airport: Gilmer County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6286° N, 84.5262° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6286&lon=-84.5262&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N787AC-2022-01-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2110612, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,930 total, 110 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005018309A

## Narrative

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

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).

## 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 ERA21LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA007), Oct 5, 2020: Champion 8KCAB (N787AC), Ellijay, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing and a subsequent noseover.

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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