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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · American Champion 8KCAB · Mohave, CA · May 2, 2025

Date: May 2, 2025 · 14:36 local
Place: Mohave, CA
Airport: Mojave Air & Space Port
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N538EE
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR25LA149
Reported as: American Champion 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 986 total179 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N538EERegistered now · American Champion 8KCABS/N 1205-2022 · Built 2022 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360-H1BReciprocating

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What happened

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

On may 2, 2025, the pilot of American Champion Aircraft was performing touch and go landings in Mohave air & Space Port (mhv). At the last touch and go before the accident, the pilot approached runway 26. After landing, the aircraft started to drift towards the left. The pilot tried to lift back up but was unable to get lift, stalling, and landing on the runway safety area between runway 26 and runway 30. The aircraft came to a stop with the nose down, resulting in visible damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 2, 2025, THE PILOT OF AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN MOHAVE AIR & SPACE PORT (MHV). AT THE LAST TOUCH AND GO BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT APPROACHED RUNWAY 26. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TOWARDS THE LEFT. THE PILOT TRIED TO LIFT BACK UP BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET LIFT, STALLING, AND LANDING ON THE RUNWAY SAFETY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 26 AND RUNWAY 30. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE DOWN, RESULTING IN VISIBLE DAMAGE.

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 WPR25LA149Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMojave, CAThe pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during climb out from an aborted landing.May 2, 2025 · Substantial damage