Champion 7GCBC N7618S

Summary

On 25 August 2018 at about 19:00 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N7618S was involved in an accident near Ocklawaha, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

25 August 2018 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ocklawaha, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Woods and Lakes Airpark (FA38)

Coordinates

29.1239, -81.8875

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N7618S

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ocklawaha → Ocklawaha

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA517

Nobody was injured.

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

The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during landing, a wind gust from the right caused the airplane to weathervane. The airplane veered right off the runway, ground looped to the right, and the left wing and elevator impacted the ground. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left elevator. The pilot added that he was a "very experienced pilot, but very inexperienced with tailwheel operations." The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.