Accident Champion 7GCBC N396BG, Wednesday 29 May 1996

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Date:	Wednesday 29 May 1996
Time:	18:00 LT
Type:	Champion 7GCBC
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N396BG
MSN:	1216-96
Total airframe hrs:	8 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-320-B2B
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Des Moines, IA - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Osceola, IA (I75)
Destination airport:	(KDMS)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot inadvertently applied the brakes while recovering from a bounced landing. The airplane traveled off the right side of the runway and down a ravine where it nosed over upon contacting a ditch.

Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent use of the brakes which resulted in a loss of directional control. A factor associated with the accident was the ravine which the airplane traveled down.

Accident investigation: