# NTSB CEN12CA285: Champion 7GCBC, N1880G, Genoa, NE, May 9, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 9, 2012, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC) - Place: Genoa, NE - Coordinates: 41.404167, -97.70861 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4042&lon=-97.7086&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Lincoln, NE FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83593 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA285 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83593/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83593 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA285 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper flare. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); 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) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); 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) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Landing-aborted after touchdown: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Champion 7GCBC, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=21101PK), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The airplane bounced twice during the flare/touchdown. The pilot reported that he added power and pulled back on the control stick to abort the landing, at which time the airplane banked to the right. The airplane continued to the right and contacted trees and the terrain. The pilot reported that most of his flight time was in airplanes with a control yoke instead of a control stick and that he inadvertently banked the airplane when he pulled back on the control stick during the aborted landing. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The airplane bounced twice during the landing flare. The pilot added power and pulled back on the control stick to abort the landing, at which time the airplane banked to the right. The airplane continued to the right where it contacted trees and the terrain. The pilot reported that most of his flight time was in airplanes with a control yoke instead of a control stick, and he inadvertently banked the airplane when he pulled back on the control stick during the aborted landing. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1880G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1880G), registered now, S/N 50, built 1968 (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: 50 - Airframe hours: 5308 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Donald P. Kilday - Registered owner: Kilday, Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 11, 2011, 25 hours before - Departed: OLU, Genoa, NE - Destination: OLU, Genoa, NE - Airport: OLU, Genoa Municipal Airport, runway 29, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 74; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: front; flight hours: 313 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.13 inHg - Observed at: OLU, 20 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 20120509008729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120509008729A), May 9, 2012: Champion 7GCBC, Genoa, NE, Substantial damage. During landing phase of flight on runway 29 at Genoa Municipal Airport, the aircraft bounced three times. Pilot applied power to go around and lost control.… ## Other investigations on N1880G (4) 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 NYC85FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85FA162), Jul 4, 1985: Bellanca 7GCBC (N1880G), Cape May, NJ, no damage, 1 fatal - [NTSB NYC80FHD17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHD17), Jun 1, 1980: Champion 7GCBC (N1880G), Williamstown, NJ, substantial damage - [NTSB NYC75FNE40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FNE40), Jun 23, 1975: Champion 7GCBA (N1880G), Waterbury, CT, substantial damage - [NTSB NYC74FNC15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FNC15), Jul 29, 1973: Champion 7GCBC (N1880G), Springfield, VT, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 16, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83593. 592 KB in all. - Record of Interview (item 1, .PDF, 54 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367796&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Interview-Master.PDF - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 2, .PDF, 538 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40367802&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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.