- Date
- May 30, 2003, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5923LChampion 7GC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Casper FSFO
- FAA report
- 20030530010509A
- Case key
- 57083
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors include the inadequate remedial action by the pilot and the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was doing touch and goes on runway 30. During the landing, all three wheels touched down and "the plane immediately went to the right." As the pilot added left rudder to recover, the wing "started to lift." The pilot countered with right aileron, full left rudder and left brake. Subsequently, the left wing dropped, hit the ground, and the airplane came to a stop. Postaccident examination revealed the left, aft wood spar was broken, and the left aileron was bent. The pilot reported he had logged a total of .7 hours in the Champion 7GC.
Factual narrative
On May 30, 2003, at approximately 0850 mountain daylight time, a Champion 7GC, N5923L, was substantially damaged during landing roll at Natrona County International Airport (CPR), Casper, Wyoming. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at 0840.
According to the pilot, he was doing touch and goes on runway 30. During the landing, all three wheels touched down and "the plane immediately went to the right." As the pilot added left rudder to recover, the wing "started to lift." The pilot countered with right aileron, full left rudder and left brake. Subsequently, the left wing dropped, hit the ground, and the airplane came to a stop. The pilot taxied back to the hangar. Postaccident examination revealed the left, aft wood spar was broken, and the left aileron was bent.
The pilot reported he had logged a total of .7 hours in the Champion 7GC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5923L
- Reported as
- Champion 7GC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 80
- Airframe hours
- 1,839
- Engine
- Textron Lycoming O-290, 140 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 28, 2003 · 0 hours before
- Departed
- CPR · Casper, WY
- Destination
- CPR
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County Intl, runway 30, 6,484 × 50 ft, concrete
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- November 11, 2002
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 61 total · 18 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.07 inHg
- Observed at
- KCPR, 2 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.