# Accident 20220101000159A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Homedale, ID, January 1, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: Homedale, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5164° N, 117.1400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5164&lon=-117.1400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N58BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121005, 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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 10,325 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220101000159A

## Narrative

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

DURING A SOUTHERNLY TAKEOFF FROM SUCCOR CREEK AIRSTRIP, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SNOW DRIFT. UPON CONTACT WITH THE SNOWDRIFT THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ONTO THE CABIN ROOF. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR22LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA074), Jan 1, 2022: American Champion 8GCBC (N58BH), Jordan Valley, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to takeoff on remote snow covered terrain 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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