Champion 7GCBC N9113L

Summary

On 6 June 1996 at about 06:00 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N9113L was involved in an incident near Naknek, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 June 1996 at 06:00

Classification

Incident

Location

Naknek, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Naknek (5NK)

Coordinates

58.7991, -156.8999

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N9113L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC96IA085

Nobody was injured.

The inadequate visual lookout of the vehicle driver, and the inadequate visual lookout of the pilot. A factor was the State of Alaska's failure to provide taxiway hazard warning signs which would alert vehicles of the active aerodrome.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot landed at the Naknek airport after a local flight. He was following another airplane to the parking ramp. He waited and allowed the other airplane to clear the runway first. The pilot stated he looked for vehicles before crossing the road that transects the parking ramp access taxiways. The road parallels the runway just outside of the runway lights. As the pilot started to taxi, an automobile passed in front of his airplane. He applied the brakes and nosed down. The vehicle did not stop and the operator was located later. The operator was an unlicensed youth. The road is within the runway safety area as defined in the regulations. There were no warning signs posted on the road or the taxiway warning of a hazard or obstruction.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.