American Champion 8GCBC N63AK

Summary

On 20 August 2010 at about 22:30 local time, a American Champion 8GCBC registered N63AK, operated by Johannes Scott A, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, 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

20 August 2010 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

62.4069, -148.9711

Aircraft

American Champion 8GCBC

Registration

N63AK

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Johannes Scott A

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wasilla → Talkeetna

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC10CA075

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft 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 pilot was landing on an off-airport mountain ridge in a single-engine tailwheel-equipped airplane for the purpose of hunting. After touchdown and while rolling out, the airplane bounced and became airborne again. The pilot applied full engine throttle to abort the landing, but once clear of the ridge the airplane began to settle. Moments later the left wheel and left wingtip came in contact with sloping terrain, and the airplane nosed over. The pilot, the sole occupant, was able to exit unassisted. Both of the airplane’s wings sustained structural damage during the mishap. The pilot later reported that he had not experienced a malfunction or failure with the airplane’s flight controls or engine.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.