Champion 7ECA N2532F

Summary

On 3 June 2009 at about 17:30 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N2532F, operated by Mike Quinn, was involved in an accident near Nome, 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.

Date

3 June 2009 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Nome, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

64.5131, -165.3961

Aircraft

Champion 7ECA

Registration

N2532F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mike Quinn

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nome → Nome

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC09CA055

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off- airport landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot was practicing landings at a local airport when he departed the airport, and flew a few miles away to attempt an off-airport landing on a ridge. He said that during the landing, the airplane veered to the left, and the propeller and left wing struck the ground. During the initial interview with the National Transportation Safety Board investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that the left tire went flat in the air prior to the landing, but in a subsequent written statement he reported that he should have done more practice at the airport before attempting an off-airport landing. He said that there were no known mechanical problems with the airplane prior to the accident. The left wing received substantial damage during the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.