- Date
- May 2, 1982, 14:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- New London, NH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8309VChampion 7GCAA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 2, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820502067279A
- Case key
- 71980
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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.
Nose over
Unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selectedCause
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - loose gravel/sandyFactor
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - softFactor
Analysis
After towing a glider, the pilot returned to an unimproved airstrip and landed. During the landing roll, the aircraft became mired in soft sand and nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8309V
- Reported as
- Champion 7GCAA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 95
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Kearsarge Soaring Assn., Inc.
- Registered owner
- Kearsarge Soaring Assn., Inc.
- Departed
- New London, NH
- Destination
- New London, NH
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
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 321 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 151 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.