Champion 7GC N61819

Summary

On 3 September 2012 at about 16:30 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N61819, operated by Floyd Richey, was involved in an accident near Spanish Fork, Utah, 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

3 September 2012 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Spanish Fork, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Spanish Fork Springvile Metro (U77)

Coordinates

40.1417, -111.6614

Aircraft

Champion 7GC

Registration

N61819

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Floyd Richey

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spanish Fork → Spanish Fork

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA397

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings for proficiency. On the last rollout, the pilot relaxed for a brief moment, and the airplane started to veer to the left; the pilot was unable to recover. The airplane ground looped and the landing gear collapsed. The propeller contacted the ground, the right wing tip struck the pavement, and the tailwheel attachment was bent. The pilot said the accident could have been prevented if he had been more proficient in tailwheel-equipped airplanes. He reported 3 hours within the last 90 days.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.