American Champion 8GCBC N125WB

Summary

On 29 October 2021 at about 20:15 local time, a American Champion 8GCBC registered N125WB was involved in an accident near Greeley, Colorado, 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

29 October 2021 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Greeley-Weld County (GXY)

Coordinates

40.4374, -104.6332

Aircraft

American Champion 8GCBC

Registration

N125WB

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Broomfield → Greeley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN22LA028

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing with a slight crosswind, he was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. He reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation and that the accident may have been prevented with better control of the rudder and differential braking.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.