# Accident 20221111019989A: American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC, Payson, AZ, November 11, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2022, 13:53 local time
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2050° N, 111.6941° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2050&lon=-111.6941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N615DD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N615DD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-A1B6 (registry code 42407, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-A1B6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221111019989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED AIRCRAFT ON A BOCK COUNTRY STRIP APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET LONG ONCE ON THE GROUND ONLY 600 FEET OF USEABLE TAKEOFF SPACE ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AIRCRAFT NEVER REACHED ROTATION SPEED AND WENT OFF END OF STRIP IMPACTING TREES AND VEGETATION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR23LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA030), Nov 11, 2022: American Champion 8GCBC (N615DD), Payson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to takeoff from an unimproved airstrip with insufficient takeoff distance which, resulted in a runway overrun and collision with vegetation.

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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