Champion 7GCBC N1655G

Summary

On 20 August 2006 at about 23:30 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1655G, operated by Ronal W. Smith, was involved in an accident near Clear, Alaska, United States. 2 people were 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.

Date

20 August 2006 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Clear, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.1333, -148.3519

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N1655G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ronal W. Smith

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fairbanks → Clear

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC06CA124

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing flare, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was landing a wheel-equipped airplane at an off-airport site surrounded by trees during a Title 14, CFR Part 91 personal flight. During the landing flare, the pilot inadvertently allowed the airplane to drift to the left, and the left wing struck a stand of trees, which pivoted the airplane to the left. The airplane subsequently collided with the ground, and sustained structural damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.