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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7KCAB · Catlin, IL · October 2, 2022

Date: October 2, 2022 · 16:30 local
Place: Catlin, IL
Phase of flight: Descent
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N869TT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN23LA002
Reported as: Champion 7KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming IO-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,800 total900 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N869TTRegistered now · Champion 7KCABS/N 157 · Built 1969 Airframe modelChampion 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 10/02/2022 the pilot of privacy data omitted executed an off-airport precautionary landing while on arrival descent to the vermilion regional airport (kdnv) in danville, IL on a cross-country flight from the marion county regional airport (kflp) in flippin, AR. During the landing rollout the airplane was substantially damaged after the pilot lost control and the airplane ground looped and came to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

ON 10/02/2022 THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED AN OFF-AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHILE ON ARRIVAL DESCENT TO THE VERMILION REGIONAL AIRPORT (KDNV) IN DANVILLE, IL ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM THE MARION COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KFLP) IN FLIPPIN, AR. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AFTER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO A STOP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN23LA002Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportDanville, ILThe pilot decision to perform a precautionary landing to a field with obstacles which resulted in a ground loop. Contributing was the pilot’s inadequate fuel planning.Oct 2, 2022 · Substantial damage