# NTSB WPR20CA227: Champion 7GCBC, N952B, McCall, ID, July 12, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 12, 2020, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: McCall, ID - Coordinates: 45.150554, -114.999443 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1506&lon=-114.9994&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101635 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA227 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101635/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101635 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA227 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to land with excessive approach airspeed, which resulted in the airplane landing long, the application of additional braking action to stop and subsequent nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [American Champion 7GCBC, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=21101PL), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [American Champion 7GCBC, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=21101PL), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [American Champion 7GCBC, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=21101PL), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [American Champion 7GCBC, 11 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=21101PL), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the approach into an airstrip with a short, upslope runway, he intentionally carried more airspeed for the purpose of having "energy to flare." During the flare, the airplane did not touchdown immediately, and when the airplane did touchdown, about 300 ft of runway remained. The airplane crested the top of the hill and the pilot applied additional braking action which resulted in the tail lifting. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and rudder. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N952B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952B), registered now, S/N 1408-2006, built 2006 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Champion 7GCBC (No Series) - Registry model: [American Champion 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (registry code 21101PL) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Superior O-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (registry code 59250, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1408-2006 - Year built: 2006 - Airframe hours: 1834.2 - Engines: Superior O-360-A3A2 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Brickley Construction - Registered owner: Brickley Construction - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2020, 13 hours before - Departed: Cabin Creek, ID - Destination: Mile High, ID - Airport: PVT, Mile Hi, runway 19, 560 × 30 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Stall warning system, Handheld GPS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review June 13, 2020; seat: left; restraint: 5-point; flight hours: 2,078.1 total, 1,847 in this make and model, 2,033.1 as pilot in command, 33.7 in the last 90 days, 20.1 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 55 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: KSMN, 47 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20200712008449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200712008449A), Jul 12, 2020: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Mccall, ID, Substantial damage. On July 12, 2020, at approximately 0830 hrs mountain daylight time, an American champion model 7GCBC aircraft lost directional control and flipped over on… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101635. 9.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 8.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10047125&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20227_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photo (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 695 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10046478&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20227%20-Rel.pdf 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. 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