# NTSB ANC23LA016: Champion 7GCBC, N8365V, Anchorage, AK, December 3, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: December 3, 2022, 14:50 local (23:50 UTC) - Place: Anchorage, AK · runway 32 - Coordinates: 61.184965, -149.96448 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1850&lon=-149.9645&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106642 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC23LA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106642/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106642 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA016 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that after applying power during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered left. She attempted to correct by reducing engine power and using opposite rudder and right brake, but the airplane exited the runway and struck a parked airplane and fuel tank resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector confirmed the airplane’s rudder control, braking system, and tailwheel steering mechanism functioned correctly. Postaccident examination of the airframe revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8365V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8365V), registered now, S/N 66, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCBC - Registry model: [Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PK) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 66 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 2251.9 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 6, 2021 - Destination: PVT, remote, AK - Airport: LHD, Lake Hood, runway 32, 2,200 × 75 ft, gravel - Equipment: Satellite tracking device, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 30, 2021; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 856 total, 123 in this make and model, 764 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 19 °F - Altimeter: 30.36 inHg - Observed at: PALH - METAR: PALH 032353Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR BKN100 M07/M07 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP280 I1001 I6002 T10671072 11061 21106 58004 TSNO ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20221203019102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221203019102A), Dec 3, 2022: Aeronca 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. At aproximetly 15:05 local time on December 3rd 2022, aircraft [privacy data omitted] a conventional landing gear equiped single engine aronca champion… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 27, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106642. 3.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15595710&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%20Form%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector's statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 99 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15596189&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MFR%20FAA-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 3, PDF, 4 pages, 294 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15548808&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photos-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.