Champion 7AC N82463

Summary

On 23 April 2016 at about 14:20 local time, a Champion 7AC registered N82463 was involved in an accident near Jasper, Alabama, 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

23 April 2016 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Jasper, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Walker County-Bevill Field (JFX)

Coordinates

33.9019, -87.3139

Aircraft

Champion 7AC

Registration

N82463

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Robbins → Jasper

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA16CA178

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind which resulted in a loss of directional control at touchdown and collapse of the landing gear.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot/owner of the tailwheel-equipped airplane stated he was landing the airplane on a paved runway with a right, gusting crosswind. According to the pilot, "On final, we were right wing low on centerline, the right wheel touched, bounced a little, the left wing touched, and bounced a little, and then the left gear collapsed and the left wingtip touched the ground and the airplane slid to a stop." When asked about the performance and handling of the airplane, the pilot stated the airplane performed "great" and that he landed with a side load on the landing gear. He added that he was used to landing on grass, and that landing on asphalt "was a lot less forgiving."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.