ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 343379
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 August 2023 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Champion 7GCBC Citabria |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N50443 |
| MSN: | 1128-79 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Dixon, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Vacaville-Nut Tree Airport, CA (KVCB) |
| Vacaville-Nut Tree Airport, CA (KVCB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that while conducting a pleasure flight he elected to land on an unimproved dirt airstrip. During the landing roll, the right main landing gear struck an unidentified object/hole which pulled the airplane to the right off the landing surface and toward a fence line. The pilot applied excessive braking, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing strut and the top of the vertical stabilizer and rudder.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's loss of directional control after striking an unidentified object during landing on an unimproved runway, and his subsequent use of excessive braking that resulted in a nose-over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR23LA312
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2023 03:15 | Geno | Added |
| 10-Aug-2023 13:58 | harro | Updated |
| 06-Dec-2023 14:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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