American Champion 8KCAB N63MY

Summary

On 1 December 2012 at about 14:45 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N63MY, operated by Christine Dawe, was involved in an accident near Melbourne, Arkansas, 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

1 December 2012 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Melbourne, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

John E. Miller Field (42A)

Coordinates

36.0717, -91.8394

Aircraft

American Champion 8KCAB

Registration

N63MY

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Christine Dawe

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Melbourne → Melbourne

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA084

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, the touchdown was on-speed, and she made a three-point landing. During the landing roll, the airplane seemed to weathervane to the right side of the runway, so the pilot applied left rudder. The airplane veered to the left and departed the paved runway at a slow speed. As the airplane exited the runway, the right main landing gear collapsed, which resulted in the right wing contacting the ground, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing structure. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.