What happened
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On March 10, 2022 at approximately 1045 EST, civil aircraft N91JB, an American Champion Aircraft model 7GCBC, serial number 1251-98 was involved in an accident. The aircraft was being operated byprivacy data omittedwhen the aircraft departed runway 20 and subsequently flipped over at Robertson Field Airport (4B8) in Plainville, Connecticut. According to privacy data omitted he departed 4B8 for the purpose of pattern work and proficiency training. privacy data omitted Was on his third landing when the accident occurred. According to a statement by privacy data omitted the taxi out and runup was normal, first wheel landing normal. The second landing normal but there was a slight bounce on landing. Decent was a little too fast. Decided to go around rather than try to "save the landing?. Third landing and approach was normal with touch down slightly to the right of center line according to privacy data omitted. He stated that he over corrected the aircraft left and right four times before departing the runway to the right. The aircraft traveled approximately 255 feet into the grass before nose of the aircraft dug into the ground and flipped the aircraft upside-down. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the prop, right wing and wing strut, elevator and rudder. Buckling of the engine compartment panels was observed on left and right side of aircraft. There was no damage to the runway or other airport structures. privacy data omitted, The sole occupant sustained minor injuries to his hands. There were no other persons or aircraft involved in this accident.
As the FAA filed it
ON MARCH 10, 2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 EST, CIVIL AIRCRAFT N91JB, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT MODEL 7GCBC, SERIAL NUMBER 1251-98 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 AND SUBSEQUENTLY FLIPPED OVER AT ROBERTSON FIELD AIRPORT (4B8) IN PLAINVILLE, CONNECTICUT. ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HE DEPARTED 4B8 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PATTERN WORK AND PROFICIENCY TRAINING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON HIS THIRD LANDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. ACCORDING TO A STATEMENT BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE TAXI OUT AND RUNUP WAS NORMAL, FIRST WHEEL LANDING NORMAL. THE SECOND LANDING NORMAL BUT THERE WAS A SLIGHT BOUNCE ON LANDING. DECENT WAS A LITTLE TOO FAST. DECIDED TO GO AROUND RATHER THAN TRY TO "SAVE THE LANDING?. THIRD LANDING AND APPROACH WAS NORMAL WITH TOUCH DOWN SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTER LINE ACCORDING TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE STATED THAT HE OVER CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT AND RIGHT FOUR TIMES BEFORE DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 255 FEET INTO THE GRASS BEFORE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE GROUND AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT UPSIDE-DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, RIGHT WING AND WING STRUT, ELEVATOR AND RUDDER. BUCKLING OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT PANELS WAS OBSERVED ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY OR OTHER AIRPORT STRUCTURES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, THE SOLE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS HANDS. THERE WERE NO OTHER PERSONS OR AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THIS ACCIDENT.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.