American Champion 8KCAB N717DJ

Summary

On 20 January 2023 at about 18:30 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N717DJ, operated by Flying W Ranch, was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Nebraska, 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

20 January 2023 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hyannis, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Grant County (1V2)

Coordinates

42.0094, -101.7701

Aircraft

American Champion 8KCAB

Registration

N717DJ

Category

Airplane

Year built

2012

Engines

1

Operator

Flying W Ranch

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wamego → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN23LA090

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a snowbank during landing, 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 the landing roll of a night landing, the airplane contacted a 12-inch high snowbank on the right side of the runway and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the rudder. The pilot reported that there was about 15 ft of unplowed snow on the right side of the runway and about 6ft of unplowed snow on the left side of the 50 ft wide runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.