Champion 7GCAA N11098
13 September 1992 · Talkeetna, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 September 1992 at about 19:23 local time, a Champion 7GCAA registered N11098, operated by REX & Kimberly Cutter, was involved in an accident near Talkeetna, Alaska, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:23
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Talkeetna, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Talkeetna (TKA)
- Coordinates
- 62.4498, -149.7909
- Aircraft
- Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N11098
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- REX & Kimberly Cutter
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Trapper Creek → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC92LA165
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE STUDENT PILOT WITH APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR SOLO EXPERIENCE, GROUND LOOPED THE TAIL WHEEL AIRPLANE AFTER HIS FIRST BALKED LANDING ATTEMPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 1,471 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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