Champion 7GCB N9897Y

Summary

On 29 June 2003 at about 00:30 local time, a Champion 7GCB registered N9897Y was involved in an accident near Pilot Point, 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.

Date

29 June 2003 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pilot Point, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.6331, -155.7314

Aircraft

Champion 7GCB

Registration

N9897Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

King Salmon → Pilot Point

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC03LA063

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing striking the ground during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was the presence of wind gusts.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial certificated pilot was landing toward the east on a remote beach area. The pilot said the wind conditions were a 10 to 15 knot wind from the east-southeast, with occasional higher gusts from the south. During the landing roll, the pilot indicated that a gust of wind lifted the right wing, and the left wing contacted the sand. The airplane received structural damage to the left wing and the left elevator.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.