Champion 7GC N2127C

Summary

On 14 July 2018 at about 16:30 local time, a Champion 7GC registered N2127C was involved in an accident near Warren, Arkansas, 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

14 July 2018 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Warren, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

Warren Muni (3M9)

Coordinates

33.5644, -92.0811

Aircraft

Champion 7GC

Registration

N2127C

Category

Airplane

Year built

1959

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlisle → Warren

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA442

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during a three-point landing in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, as soon as the airplane touched down, the tailwheel shimmied. He raised the tail attempting to keep the airplane straight, but it veered right. He applied left brake, but the airplane continued toward a ditch. He then applied right rudder and right brake attempting to spin the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and left elevator. The pilot reported that the wind was from 230° at 4 knots at the accident airport. The automated weather observation system about 17 nautical miles from the accident site reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 230° at 7 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 21.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.