NTSB Identification: GAA17CA115
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, January 16, 2017 in Bainbridge, GA
Probable Cause Approval Date: 04/04/2017
Aircraft: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCAA, registration: N2540F
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The solo student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he had completed five touch-and-go landings and maneuvers in the local area before returning for a full-stop landing. While on final approach about 50 ft above ground, he reduced throttle to idle and allowed the airspeed to slow, and the left wing dropped abruptly. The left main landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the left into grass, and it then nosed over.
The left wing lift strut and the rudder sustained substantial damage.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and his subsequent loss of directional control after touchdown.
The solo student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he had completed five touch-and-go landings and maneuvers in the local area before returning for a full stop landing. He reported that while on final approach about 50 feet above ground, he reduced throttle to idle, allowed the airspeed to slow, and the left wing dropped abruptly. The left main landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the left into grass, and nosed over.
The left wing lift strut and the rudder sustained substantial damage.
The student pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office: Atlanta, Georgia
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
http://registry.faa.gov/N2540F
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA115
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, January 16, 2017 in Bainbridge, GA
Aircraft: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCAA, registration: N2540F
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The solo student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he had completed five touch-and-go landings and maneuvers in the local area before returning for a full stop landing. He reported that while on final approach about 50 feet above ground, he reduced throttle to idle, allowed the airspeed to slow, and the left wing dropped abruptly. The left main landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the left into grass, and nosed over.
The left wing lift strut and the rudder sustained substantial damage.
The student pilot did not report any preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.
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