N7554F Champion 7GCAA accident

NTSB FTW93LA166 · 1993-05-25 · MOUNT VERNON, TX · near F53

Summary

THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND NOSED OVER. THERE WAS A 70 DEGREE, 10 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT

Full narrative

On Tuesday, May 25, 1993, at approximately 1700 central daylight time, a Champion 7GCAA, N7554F, was substantially damaged when it nosed over during landing at Mount Vernon, Texas. The airplane, flown by a commercial pilot, was on a 14 CFR Part 91 aerial observation flight. There was no flight plan filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.

The pilot stated that after landing on runway 31, he lost control of the airplane and it veered off the right side of the runway. It subsequently struck a runway light and nosed over. The winds were reported to be 020 degrees at 10 knots.

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND. The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this accident.

Circumstances

Event type: Accident
Highest injury: None
Weather conditions: Visual Meteorological Cond
Light condition: Day
Sky condition: NONE
Ceiling (ft): 0
Visibility (sm): 20
Wind direction: 20
Wind speed (kt): 10
Temperature (F): 81
Nearest airport: FRANKLIN CO.
Distance from field: 0.0
Airport elevation: 418

Aircraft

Registration	Make	Model	Damage	FAR part
N7554F	CHAMPION	7GCAA	SUBS	091

Sequence of events

#	Occurrence	Phase
1	260	Cruise
2	310	Cruise
3	300	Cruise

Findings

Finding
20000
24026	cause
24539	cause
20200