American Champion 7GCAA N2540F

Summary

On 16 January 2017 at about 14:00 local time, a American Champion 7GCAA registered N2540F, operated by AG Flight Pilot Training, was involved in an accident near Bainbridge, Georgia, 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

16 January 2017 at 14:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Bainbridge, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Decatur County Industrial Air (BGE)

Coordinates

30.9717, -84.6369

Aircraft

American Champion 7GCAA

Registration

N2540F

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

AG Flight Pilot Training

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Bainbridge → Bainbridge

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA115

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during final approach, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, and his subsequent loss of directional control after touchdown.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot in a tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that he had completed five touch-and-go landings and maneuvers in the local area before returning for a full-stop landing. While on final approach about 50 ft above ground, he reduced throttle to idle and allowed the airspeed to slow, and the left wing dropped abruptly. The left main landing gear touched down on the runway, the airplane veered to the left into grass, and it then nosed over. The left wing lift strut and the rudder sustained substantial damage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student pilot failed to submit the National Transportation Safety Board Form 6120.1 Pilot/ Operator Aircraft Accident/ Incident Report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.