- Date
- August 4, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Broxton, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2542FChampion 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830804055549A
- Case key
- 6158
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During arrival, the plt landed on an ag strip in light & variable wind conditions. The dirt & grass rwy was aprx 50 ft wide & was next to a fence. Reportedly, the acft drifted to the left, during the landing, until the left wheel got into a rut. Subsequently, the acft swerved further left & collided with the fence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2542F
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 164
- Airframe hours
- 2,788
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- C. L. Harper & J. L. Fussell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 31, 1983
- Airport
- Fussell Ag Strip, runway 18, 2,000 × 50 ft, dirt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 333 total · 31 in this make and model · 264 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 50 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.