American Champion 7GCAA N43MT
18 March 2015 · Greensboro, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 March 2015 at about 15:00 local time, a American Champion 7GCAA registered N43MT, operated by Echo Tango LLC, was involved in an accident near Greensboro, North Carolina, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Air Harbor (W88)
- Coordinates
- 36.1717, -79.8050
- Aircraft
- American Champion 7GCAA
- Registration
- N43MT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1997
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Echo Tango LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA017
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional/pitch control during final approach, resulting in a collision with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that he was practicing touch-and-go landings. On his third landing he encountered what he believed was wind variable at 350 degrees to 040 degrees about 15 feet above the ground which lifted the airplane's left wing upward, the tail wheel struck a marker cone while on the final approach. Subsequently the right wing came in contact with the ground which resulted in damage to the right wing spar and right aileron. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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