# Accident 20221203019102A: Aeronca 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, December 3, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2022, 15:05 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Lake Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1850° N, 149.9645° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1850&lon=-149.9645&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8365V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8365V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: AERONCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 870 total, 190 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221203019102A

## Narrative

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

AT APROXIMETLY 15:05 LOCAL TIME ON DECEMBER 3RD 2022, AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR EQUIPED SINGLE ENGINE ARONCA CHAMPION AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CONTOLLED FLIGHT DURING TAKEOFF ROLL FROM RUNWAY 23 AT LAKE HOOD (LHD) AIRSTRIP. THE ACCIDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF AND WHEN TAKEOFF POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT BEGIN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE TURN WITH OPPOSITE RUDDER TO NO EFFECT.  AS THE AIRCRAFT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER TO IDLE; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A GRASSY SNOW COVERED MEDIAN AND IMPACTED A MOBILE FUEL CART AND A PIPER PA-18A-150 AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  AFTER AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CAME TO REST, THE PILOT SHUT DOWN ALL THE AIRCRAFT’S SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.  WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED AS WIND-00000KT, 6 STATUTE MILES VISIBILITY, AND TEMPERATURE MINUS 7 DEGREES CELSIUS. BOTH AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1364C, Piper PA-18A 150: no report for this aircraft; [N1364C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1364C) is registered now

## 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 ANC23LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA016), Dec 3, 2022: Champion 7GCBC (N8365V), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff.

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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