Champion 7BCM N1415E
15 May 2010 · Kingston, Tennessee, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 15 May 2010 at about 15:15 local time, a Champion 7BCM registered N1415E was involved in an accident near Kingston, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously 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 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kingston, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Riley Creek Airport (12TN)
- Coordinates
- 35.8236, -84.5386
- Aircraft
- Champion 7BCM
- Registration
- N1415E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Knoxville → Kingston
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA271
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, 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
According to the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane, he had not landed at the destination airport “in several years.” Although the airport had a paved runway, the pilot preferred to land on grass rather than pavement. Since he had landed on the grassy area adjacent to the left side of the runway during his previous visit, he decided to land on it once again. From the air, “it looked good," so he proceeded to land. During the landing, he realized that the grass was not mowed and was "over waist deep." Upon touch down, the main landing gear caught the grass, the airplane nosed over, and the pilot sustained a fractured vertebrae. For grass operations, the airport had been using the mowed area to the right side of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2010 | Cessna 150M | Knoxville, Tennessee, United States | East Tennessee Pilots Club | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2010 | Yeager LANCAIR | McMinnville, Tennessee, United States | Donald Yeager | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 2010 | Garlick OH-58A+ | Newport, Tennessee, United States | B & S Air Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Mar 2010 | Rolladen-Schneider LS-4 | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2010 | Aeronca 7BCM | Bolivar, Tennessee, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 2010 | Cessna 150G | Jasper, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |