American Champion (Acac) 7ECA N16JE

Summary

On 23 July 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a American Champion (Acac) 7ECA registered N16JE was involved in an accident near Hailey, Idaho, 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

23 July 2005 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hailey, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

43.5039, -114.2958

Aircraft

American Champion (Acac) 7ECA

Registration

N16JE

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salmon → Hailey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA05CA150

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include a crosswind, and soft terrain just off the side of the runway surface.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the initial touchdown, the pilot inadvertently allowed the aircraft to bounce back into the air. At that time the aircraft encountered a crosswind gust that turned it away from the runway heading. When the aircraft touched down a second time, it was not aligned with the runway heading, and during his attempt to realign the aircraft with the runway, the pilot over-corrected, and the aircraft veered off the left side of the runway. After departing the runway, the aircraft encountered soft terrain, followed immediately by the collapse of the right main gear. According to the pilot, there was no problem with any of the aircraft's flight controls.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.