# Accident 20210918015939A: Champion 7GCBC, Salcha, AK, September 18, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Salcha, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.3101° N, 147.3275° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.3101&lon=-147.3275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6357N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6357N) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 365 total, 172 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210918015939A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ON AN OFF FIELD STRIP (APPROX 30 MILES SOUTH OF NORTH POLE, AK) IN WINDY CONDITIONS.

## 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 ANC21LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA091), Sep 18, 2021: Champion 7GCBC (N6357N), Nenana, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots over application of the brakes during 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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