Champion 7GCBC N952B

Summary

On 12 July 2020 at about 14:30 local time, a Champion 7GCBC registered N952B, operated by Brickley Construction, was involved in an accident near McCall, Idaho, 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

12 July 2020 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McCall, Idaho, United States

Nearest airport

Mile Hi (PVT)

Coordinates

45.1506, -114.9994

Aircraft

Champion 7GCBC

Registration

N952B

Category

Airplane

Year built

2006

Engines

1

Operator

Brickley Construction

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cabin Creek → Mile High

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR20CA227

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to land with excessive approach airspeed, which resulted in the airplane landing long, the application of additional braking action to stop and subsequent nose over. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the tailwheel equipped airplane reported that, during the approach into an airstrip with a short, upslope runway, he intentionally carried more airspeed for the purpose of having "energy to flare."  During the flare, the airplane did not touchdown immediately, and when the airplane did touchdown, about 300 ft of runway remained. The airplane crested the top of the hill and the pilot applied additional braking action which resulted in the tail lifting. The airplane subsequently nosed over and came to rest inverted.                                                                                                        The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and rudder.  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.