Champion 7GC N5923L
30 May 2003 · Casper, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2003 at about 14:50 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N5923L was involved in an accident near Casper, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 14:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Casper, Wyoming, United States
- Nearest airport
- Natrona County Intl (CPR)
- Coordinates
- 42.7514, -106.4525
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GC
- Registration
- N5923L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Casper → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN03LA091
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors include the inadequate remedial action by the pilot and the pilot's lack of experience in the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was doing touch and goes on runway 30. During the landing, all three wheels touched down and "the plane immediately went to the right." As the pilot added left rudder to recover, the wing "started to lift." The pilot countered with right aileron, full left rudder and left brake. Subsequently, the left wing dropped, hit the ground, and the airplane came to a stop. Postaccident examination revealed the left, aft wood spar was broken, and the left aileron was bent. The pilot reported he had logged a total of .7 hours in the Champion 7GC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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