N242BC – AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC – 2011-09-03 NTSB Accident Report

On September 03, 2011, a American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC (N242BC) was involved in an incident near Fort Worth, TX. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The certified flight instructor’s improper flare during a simulated emergency landing.

A certified flight instructor (CFI) was providing instruction to a private pilot in a tailwheel equipped airplane. During the CFI’s demonstration of a simulated emergency landing, the airplane's speed got slow and made a hard landing with the right main landing gear and right wing striking the runway surface. The airplane was then flown back to the private pilot’s home airfield without further incident. A postaccident examination of the damaged wing by the airplane’s manufacturer, revealed that the rear spar was substantially damaged during the hard landing.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN11CA684. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N242BC.