American Champion 8KCAB N68JK

Summary

On 24 July 2016 at about 21:40 local time, a American Champion 8KCAB registered N68JK, operated by Flying FUN & Company, was involved in an accident near Cordova, South Carolina, United States. One person was 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

24 July 2016 at 21:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Cordova, South Carolina, United States

Coordinates

33.2300, -80.5400

Aircraft

American Champion 8KCAB

Registration

N68JK

Category

Airplane

Year built

1996

Engines

1

Operator

Flying FUN & Company

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orangeburg → Cordova

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA426

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in the airplane not being aligned with the runway and a subsequent runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during approach he slipped the airplane down to the private turf airstrip. He reported that when he recovered from the slip, the nose of the airplane was not aligned with the airstrip heading, and still not aligned during touchdown. The pilot reported that he was not able to correct the airplane's heading during the landing roll and the airplane impacted the corn stalks that bordered the airstrip. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the ribs of both wings and both ailerons. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with any portion of the airplane that would have prevented normal flight operations. The pilot reported that the wind at the airstrip was calm.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.