- Date
- August 31, 1992, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Angel Fire, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N11080Champion 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920831034159A
- Case key
- 18564
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate evaluation of the environmental conditions which resulted in exceeding the climb capability of the aircraft. The inadvertent stall was also a cause. Factors were the downdraft and high density altitude.
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.
Analysis
During the takeoff with a computed density altitude of 9,500 feet the pilot reported that at approximately 100 feet AGL the airplane would not maintain the proper climb rate and was in a downdraft. During the aborted takeoff the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent when the pilot stalled the airplane. The airplane came to rest in the inverted position off the side of the runway. The airport is located in mountainous terrain and gusty winds prevailed in the area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11080
- Reported as
- Champion 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 162
- Airframe hours
- 3,338
- Engine
- Continental O-200-A, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Zugel, Kenneth R.
- Registered owner
- Hudnall, Richard M.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 27, 1992 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- AXX
- Destination
- GUP · Gallup, NM
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- AXX · Angel Fire, runway 17, 8,900 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,472 total · 60 in this make and model · 1,417 as pilot in command · 53 in the last 90 days · 28 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 9 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SKX, 32 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.