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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8GCBC · Riggins, ID · May 15, 2021

Date: May 15, 2021 · 08:50 local
Place: Riggins, ID
Airport: Sluice Creek
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N101BC
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR21LA196
Reported as: American Champion 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,078 total983 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N101BCRegistered now · American Champion 8GCBCS/N 511-2008 · Built 2008 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming O-360-C1GReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated he was a little too fast on a 1,000? Dirt runway which has a commitment to land due to the typography. After landing he hit the brakes too hard on roll-out and the aircraft flipped on its back, the pilot was not injured. The aircraft did not appeared to have extensive damage however the vertical stablizer/rudder was severely damaged from ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST ON A 1,000? DIRT RUNWAY WHICH HAS A COMMITMENT TO LAND DUE TO THE TYPOGRAPHY. AFTER LANDING HE HIT THE BRAKES TOO HARD ON ROLL-OUT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEARED TO HAVE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE HOWEVER THE VERTICAL STABLIZER/RUDDER WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED FROM GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB WPR21LA196Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportWallowa, ORThe pilots failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll after experiencing a tailwind gust which required excessive braking and resulted in the airplane nosing over.May 15, 2021 · Substantial damage