Accident American Champion 7GCBC N112SC,
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Date:Saturday 23 June 2007
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic CH7B model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
American Champion 7GCBC
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N112SC
MSN: 1283-99
Total airframe hrs:1219 hours
Engine model:Lycoming O-320-B2B
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Coats, North Carolina -   United States of America
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Fuquay/Varnia, NC (78NC)
Destination airport:Coats, NC
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The CFI was taxiing the airplane after landing for another takeoff from a grass strip. The CFI turned the airplane to the right to avoid some bushes and the right main landing gear collided with a hole. The airplane spun around to the right and collapsed the right main landing gear and buckled the left wing. The pilot stated the accident was due to his inattention and failure to maintain a visual look out while taxiing.

Probable Cause: The CFI's failure to maintain a visual look out while taxiing resulting in an on ground collision with a hole on the grass runway and collapse of the right main landing gear.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: ATL07CA098
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 1 month
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB ATL07CA098

Revision history:

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