ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 206487
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| Date: | Saturday 21 October 2017 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GC |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7589E |
| MSN: | 7GC-23 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-290 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Gerlach, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Gerlach, NV (88NV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge, the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during a wheel landing, the wind shifted from a crosswind to a quartering tailwind. He further reported that he applied full aft elevator but lost control of the pitch when the wind shifted, and the airplane nosed over about 5 to 10 knots groundspeed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot did not submit the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Feb-2018 19:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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