# Accident 20211029018329A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Greeley, CO, October 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2021, 14:15 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4374° N, 104.6332° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4374&lon=-104.6332&mi=10
- Aircraft: N125WB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N125WB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-C1G (registry code 42284, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-c1g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360-C1G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,626 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211029018329A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 29, 2021 AT 1415 MDT, N125WB EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AT GREELEY WELD COUNTY AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON THE EAST SIDE. THE UNCONTROLLED RIGHT YAWING MOTION CONTINUED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 1356 MDT WERE WINDS 090 AT 4 KNOTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND CLEAR SKIES. ONE OCCUPANT, NO INJURIES.

## 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 CEN22LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA028), Oct 29, 2021: American Champion 8GCBC (N125WB), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N125WB (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20260828012309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260828012309A), Aug 28, 2026: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (N125WB), Broomfield, CO, Substantial damage. Nearby video footage of runway 30R showed that during the takeoff roll the right wing had dipped down. Pilot believed he may have caught a gust of wind on the…

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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