Champion 7GC N7589E

Summary

On 21 October 2017 at about 19:00 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N7589E was involved in an accident near Gerlach, Nevada, 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

21 October 2017 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gerlach, Nevada, United States

Nearest airport

Black Rock City (88NV)

Coordinates

40.7617, -119.2119

Aircraft

Champion 7GC

Registration

N7589E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Unknown → Gerlach

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA025

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge, the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a wheel landing, the wind shifted from a crosswind to a quartering tailwind. He further reported that he applied full aft elevator but lost control of the pitch when the wind shifted, and the airplane nosed over about 5 to 10 knots groundspeed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not submit the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.