# Accident 20210704012609A: Champion 7GCBC, Palmer, AK, July 4, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5015° N, 149.0994° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5015&lon=-149.0994&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5213X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5213X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 70 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210704012609A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE LANDING ON A SANDBAR IN KNIK RIVER APPROX. 5 MILES SOUTH OF PALMER, AK.  PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED APPROX. 2 MILES DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLD GLENN HIGHWAY BRIDGE.

DAMAGE CLASSIFIED AS SUBSTANTIAL BY NTSB INVESTIGATOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  NTSB HAS RELEASED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE REGISTERED OWNER TO FACILITATE RECOVERY.

## 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 ANC21LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA052), Jul 4, 2021: Champion 7GCBC (N5213X), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s selection of unsuitable terrain for landing which resulted in a nose-over.

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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