American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC N439MA
15 November 2007 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 15 November 2007 at about 02:15 local time, a American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC registered N439MA, operated by Ryan J. Nelson, was involved in an accident near Wasilla, Alaska, 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 02:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wasilla, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wolf Lake (4AK6)
- Coordinates
- 61.6393, -149.2888
- Aircraft
- American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC
- Registration
- N439MA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Ryan J. Nelson
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wasilla → Palmer
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- ANC08CA019
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudged touchdown point during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot was landing on a snow-covered runway during dusk. The pilot reported that after landing, the airplane's right wheel struck a snow berm on the right side of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing lift strut and empennage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He said that a postaccident examination revealed that the runway edge markers on the right side of the runway are situated 28 feet to the right of the runway centerline, and the runway edge markers on the left side of the runway are situated 16 feet to the left of the runway centerline.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Buckley, Washington, United States | Thaddeus S Narolski | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 2007 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Sanford, Florida, United States | Rosie O'Grady's Aerial Advertising Co. | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Aug 2006 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 2005 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Oct 2005 | American Champion (Acac) 8KCAB | Oroville, California, United States | Alpine Aviation, Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Feb 2004 | American Champion (Acac) 8GCBC | Sunburg, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Aug 2007 | Maule M-7-235 | Fairbanks, Alaska, United States | Richard F. Sterling | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 2007 | De Havilland DHC-2 | Ketchikan, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 22 Sep 2007 | Cessna 180 | Whittier, Alaska, United States | Howard C. Holtan | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Jun 2007 | Grumman G21A | Dutch Harbor, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Dec 2007 | Piper PA-22-150 | North Pole, Alaska, United States | Forest M. Kirst | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2007 | Cessna 185 | Skwentna, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |