Champion 7KCAB N4136Y

Summary

On 7 September 2019 at about 15:00 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N4136Y was involved in an accident near Winnsboro, Louisiana, 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

7 September 2019 at 15:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winnsboro, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Williams Flying Service (6LA6)

Coordinates

32.2200, -91.8700

Aircraft

Champion 7KCAB

Registration

N4136Y

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Winnsboro → Winnsboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19TA310

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind landing, which resulted in an impact with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on the turf runway, the airplane bounced once followed by a "normal" touchdown on the main gear. The airplane started veering to the left and the pilot applied right rudder to correct, but it had "no effect." The airplane slowed "considerably" and continued veering to the left. The airplane subsequently impacted a tree, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions of the airplane. The recorded wind conditions from a nearby airport were consistent with a left crosswind for the landing runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.