# Accident 20220310003129A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Plainville, CT, March 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2022, 10:45 local time
- Place: Plainville, CT
- Airport: Robertson Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6893° N, 72.8647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6893&lon=-72.8647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91JB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91JB-2023-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-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: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 430 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220310003129A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA22LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA152), Mar 10, 2022: American Champion 7GCBC (N91JB), Plainville, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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