American Champion 7GCBC N79RA

Summary

On 2 July 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a American Champion 7GCBC registered N79RA, operated by Anson Air LLC, was involved in an accident near Sugar Land, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 July 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sugar Land, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Sugar Land Regional (SGR)

Coordinates

29.6200, -95.6539

Aircraft

American Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N79RA

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Anson Air LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → Sugar Land

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA450

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Following a cross-country flight, the pilot lost directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during the landing roll. The airplane exited the side of the runway and ground-looped before coming to rest in an upright position. During the ground-loop, the right wheel broke off and the right wing sustained substantial damage when it impacted the ground. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.