FTW84LA221

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7KCAB · Putnam, OK · May 4, 1984

Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
May 4, 1984, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC)
Place
Putnam, OK
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N5194XChampion 7KCAB
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19840504071359A
Case key
21324

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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.

In flight collision with objectGo-around (vfr)
Object - vehicleFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - inadequatePilot in commandCause
Abort - performedPilot in commandFactor
Distance - misjudgedPilot in commandCause
Clearance - not attainedPilot in commandCause

Analysis

The acft bounced during landing and the plt attempted to abort the landing. A truck was parked near the end of the field. The acft collided with the truck which it failed to clear in an attempt to fly over it. There were no reported malfunctions of equipment.

Aircraft

Registration
N5194X
Reported as
Champion 7KCAB
Category
Airplane
Serial number
194
Airframe hours
2,500
Engine
Lycoming IO-320-E2A, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Tuck'S Flying Service
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 30, 1983 · 200 hours before
Airport
runway 17, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf

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
25
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
310 total · 115 in this make and model · 221 as pilot in command · 76 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
120° at 8 knots
Visibility
20 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
73 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg
Observed at
CSM, 33 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.

Other investigations on N5194X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.