Champion 8GCBC N632K

Summary

On 12 October 2019 at about 20:18 local time, a Champion 8GCBC registered N632K, operated by Ralph R Pocock Farms Inc, was involved in an accident near Henrys Lake, Idaho, 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

12 October 2019 at 20:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Henrys Lake, Idaho, United States

Coordinates

44.6736, -111.4244

Aircraft

Champion 8GCBC

Registration

N632K

Category

Airplane

Year built

2001

Engines

1

Operator

Ralph R Pocock Farms Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rexburg → Rexburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA011

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in a nose-over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during landing on an off-airport field, he conducted a three-point attitude, soft-field landing. The landing surface was softer than originally expected, so he attempted to recover by adding power. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.