# NTSB CEN23LA090: American Champion 8KCAB, N717DJ, Hyannis, NE, January 20, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: January 20, 2023, 18:30, time zone not recorded - Place: Hyannis, NE - Coordinates: 42.009369, -101.77009 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0094&lon=-101.7701&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) - 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: Central Region - Parties: FAA - FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 106622 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN23LA090 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/106622/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106622 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA090 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a snowbank during landing, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surface: snow/slush/ice covered surface](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 219 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03023015/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis During the landing roll of a night landing, the airplane contacted a 12-inch high snowbank on the right side of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot reported that there was about 15 ft of unplowed snow on the right side of the runway and about 6ft of unplowed snow on the left side of the 50 ft wide runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: N717DJ (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8KCAB - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1121-2012 - Year built: 2012 - Airframe hours: 1336 - Engines: Lycoming AEIO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Flying W Ranch - Registered owner: Flying W Ranch - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, January 19, 2023 - Departed: 69K, Wamego, KS - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 1V2, Grant County, runway 17, 3,970 × 50 ft, snow - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; airline transport, flight engineer, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 12, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 20,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 15,000 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 270° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 19 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: KAIA, 46 nm away - METAR: KAIA 210053Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR M07/M09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP260 T10721089= ## 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 20230120002069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230120002069A), Jan 20, 2023: American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB, Hyannis, NE, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed wamego airport (69K) on 1/20/2023 with a destination of chadron (kcdr). Due to higher than anticipated headwinds, the pilot in command… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 2, 2023, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=106622. 5.7 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15027005&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20Original_Redacted-Rel.pdf - CEN23LA090 photo array (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=15022073&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf - August 28, 2023 revisions to final report (item 3, PDF, 5 pages, 491 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16028902&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=August%2028,%202023%20Revisions%20to%20Final%20Report-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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