American Champion 8KCAB N157WB

Summary

On 1 July 2017 at about 20:20 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N157WB was involved in an accident near Ferguson, Florida, 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

1 July 2017 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Ferguson, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Ferguson (82J)

Coordinates

30.3983, -87.3489

Aircraft

American Champion 8KCAB

Registration

N157WB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ferguson → Ferguson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA391

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during the landing roll on the grass runway, the airplane began to veer to the right before the tailwheel was down. He added that he applied left rudder; however, the airplane pitched forward, and the propeller struck the ground. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest inverted off the right side of the grass runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the empennage and right wing lift strut. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system about 3 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 220° at 10 knots. The pilot landed on runway 18.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.