Champion 7GCBC N1880G

Summary

On 9 May 2012 at about 15:15 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N1880G, operated by Donald P. Kilday, was involved in an accident near Genoa, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2012 at 15:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Genoa, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Genoa Municipal Airport (OLU)

Coordinates

41.4042, -97.7086

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N1880G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Donald P. Kilday

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Genoa → Genoa

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA285

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot’s loss of directional control of the airplane during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper flare.

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

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The airplane bounced twice during the flare/touchdown. The pilot reported that he added power and pulled back on the control stick to abort the landing, at which time the airplane banked to the right. The airplane continued to the right and contacted trees and the terrain. The pilot reported that most of his flight time was in airplanes with a control yoke instead of a control stick and that he inadvertently banked the airplane when he pulled back on the control stick during the aborted landing. The wings and fuselage were substantially damaged. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.