# NTSB ANC92LA165: Champion 7GCAA, N11098, Talkeetna, AK, September 13, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 13, 1992, 11:23 local (19:23 UTC)
- Place: Talkeetna, AK
- Coordinates: 62.449779, -149.790878 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.4498&lon=-149.7909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5804
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC92LA165
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5804/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA165

## Probable cause

THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR SOLO EXPERIENCE, GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE AFTER HIS FIRST BALKED LANDING ATTEMPT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N11098](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11098), registered now, S/N 7ECA-106, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 106
- Airframe hours: 3995
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Rex & Kimberly Cutter
- Registered owner: Rex & Kimberly Cutter
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 25, 1992, 287 hours before
- Departed: TRAPPER CREEK, AK
- Destination: TKA
- Airport: TKA, Talkeetna, runway 36, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 47 total, 11 in this make and model, 1.5 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 0.3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TKA, 1 nm away

## 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 19920913036369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920913036369A), Sep 13, 1992: Bbavia 7GCAA, Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Ground looped on landing roll. Side loading collapsed left main gear.

## Other investigations on N11098 (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 MKC71DCD45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD45), Dec 20, 1970: Champion 7ECA (N11098), Council Bluf, IA, substantial damage

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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