# NTSB ATL83LA317: Champion 7GCAA, N2542F, Broxton, GA, August 4, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 4, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place: Broxton, GA
- Coordinates: 31.620065, -82.880577 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6201&lon=-82.8806&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6158
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA317
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6158/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA317

## 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
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2542F-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 7ECA-164, 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: 164
- Airframe hours: 2788
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19830804055549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830804055549A), Aug 4, 1983: Bbavia 7GCAA, Broxton, GA, Substantial damage. Landed on edge of ag strip. Left wheel caught in a rut. Aircraft swerved into a fence and fence post.

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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