- Date
- July 29, 1985, 13:56 local (18:56 UTC)
- Place
- Grand Island, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9937YChampion 7GCB
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850729059079A
- Case key
- 34012
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Analysis
During flt, the plt encountered radio receiver problems & diverted to Grand Island, NE. During arrival, he requested a special VFR clearance, but could not ascertain if the tower had answered. Radio communication was established in the traffic pattern & the acft was cleared to land. While landing with a 12 kt x-wind, the acft swerved to the right, went into an area of mud & was damaged; however, the plt was able to taxi to the parking area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9937Y
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 7GCB-129
- Airframe hours
- 1,925
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David K. Roberts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 23, 1985
- Departed
- OLU · Columbus, NE
- Destination
- LXN · Lexington, NE
- Airport
- GRI · Hall County Regional, runway 35, 7,001 × 150 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 138 total · 106 in this make and model · 101 as pilot in command · 39 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 80° at 12 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N9937Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.