# NTSB ANC06CA033: Champion 7GCB, N223HW, Fairbanks, AK, March 5, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 5, 2006, 17:05 local (21:05 UTC)
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Coordinates: 64.815277, -147.856384
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8153&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- Parties: Fairbanks, FSDO-01
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63306
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC06CA033
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63306/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA033

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane colliding with a snowbank and nosing over.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - aborted
  - terrain condition - snowbank
- Nose over, landing - aborted

## Analysis

The private certificated pilot was landing after conducting a personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91.  He said as he applied the brakes during the landing roll, the airplane swerved to the left.  He was unable to control the airplane's direction with the rudder, and he applied power to abort the landing.  He said the airplane ran off the side of the runway, collided with a snowbank, and nosed over.  He indicated that prior to the accident there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The private certificated pilot was landing after conducting a personal local flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91.  He said as he applied the brakes during the landing roll, the airplane swerved to the left.  He was unable to control the airplane's direction with the rudder, and he applied power to abort the landing.  He said the airplane ran off the side of the runway, collided with a snowbank, and nosed over.  He indicated that prior to the accident there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N223HW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N223HW), registered now, S/N 12, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Champion 7GCB
- Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 12
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Robert F. Allen
- Registered owner: Guldager Nikolina
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2005
- Departed: PAFA, Fairbanks, AK
- Destination: PAFA
- Airport: FAI, Fairbanks, runway 19L, 6,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 91 total, 23 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

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.

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