# NTSB MIA06LA127: American Champion 7EC, N9898B, Palmetto, FL, August 12, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 11, 2006, 20:00 local (Aug 12, 2006, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Palmetto, FL - Coordinates: 27.6425, -82.5208333333333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6425&lon=-82.5208&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 64345 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA06LA127 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64345/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA127 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering which resulted in a stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering - turn to reverse direction - maneuver - attempted, pilot in command - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall/mush - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The pilot stated that he took off from runway 7, at Manatee Airport, performed a climbing right turn to make a 45-degree heading change to the right, and upon reaching 200 feet altitude initiated a descending left turn to 225 degrees, in an effort to reverse course and fly along runway 25. According to the pilot, in the turn the airplane became unresponsive about the roll axis, and the airplane continued the descent in a nose low, left wing low attitude. He said he applied full right aileron, full up elevator, and full right rudder control inputs, but was unable to arrest the rate of descent. The airplane impacted the ground in a slight left wing low nose low attitude. On August 12, 2006, an FAA inspector conducted a post accident examination of the airplane, and no preaccident anomalies were noted to exist. ## Factual narrative On August 11, 2006, about 2000 eastern daylight time, N9898B, an American Champion 7EC, registered to and operated by Seminole Aviation Association Inc., as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while the pilot was maneuvering following takeoff at Manatee Airport, Palmetto, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The airline-rated pilot received minor injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he took off from runway 7, at Manatee Airport, performed a climbing right turn to make a 45-degree heading change to the right, and upon reaching 200 feet altitude initiated a descending left turn to 225 degrees, in an effort to reverse course and fly along runway 25. According to the pilot, in the turn the airplane became unresponsive about the roll axis, and the airplane continued the descent in a nose low, left wing low attitude. He said he applied full right aileron, full up elevator, and full right rudder control inputs, but was unable to arrest the rate of descent. The airplane impacted the ground in a slight left wing low nose low attitude. On August 12, 2006, an FAA inspector conducted a post accident examination of the airplane, and no preaccident anomalies were noted to exist. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9898B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9898B-2012-11-14), registration cancelled 2012-11-14, S/N 7FC-218 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: American Champion (ACAC) 7EC - Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 7FC218 - Airframe hours: 5645 - Engines: Continental C90-12F 95 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Seminola Aviation Association Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2006, 18 hours before - Departed: 48X, Palmetto, FL - Destination: VDF, Tampa, FL - Airport: 48X, Manatee, runway 25, 3,603 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; injuries: minor; commercial, military, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; last flight review July 1, 2006; seat: front; flight hours: 2,789 total, 12 in this make and model, 1,685 as pilot in command, 101 in the last 90 days, 38 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 10,000 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: SRQ ## 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 20060811017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060811017279A), Aug 11, 2006: Bbavia 7FC, Palmetto, FL, Destroyed. (-23) On August 11, 2006 at 2000 EDT, a champion 7FC, N9898B, registered to seminole aviation assoc. Inc was departing on runway 25 at airport Manatee (48X) on… 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.