ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205548
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| Date: | Friday 2 February 2018 |
| Time: | 11:15 |
| Type: |  American Champion 7GCBC Explorer |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N519AC |
| MSN: | 1295-2000 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1052 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-B2B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Santa Paula Airport (KSZP), Santa Paula, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Santa Paula, CA (SZP) |
| Santa Paula, CA (SZP) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during landing, she became distracted by another airplane performing a touch-and-go, and upon touchdown, the airplane veered to the right. She added full power to go around, but the airplane continued to the right as it became airborne, and the right wing struck a parked helicopter. Subsequently, the airplane impacted the tops of bushes and came to rest inverted in an adjacent riverbed.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.
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 failure to maintain directional control during landing due to being distracted by another airplane and her delayed initiation of a go-around, during which the right wing struck a parked helicopter.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=519AC
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Photo: FAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Feb-2018 00:59 | Geno | Added |
| 03-Feb-2018 15:50 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-May-2018 13:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2018 14:15 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, Photo, ] |
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