NTSB ANC08CA019 — 2007-11-14 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States

Current FAA registration · N439MA

Make / Model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC
Year of manufacture: 2002 · 5 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 3 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20021017
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A545A1

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N439MA American Champion (ACAC) 8GCBC None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot's misjudged touchdown point during landing.

Factual narrative

The commercial pilot was landing on a snow-covered runway during dusk. The pilot reported that after landing, the airplane's right wheel struck a snow berm on the right side of the runway, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained structural damage to the left wing lift strut and empennage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. He said that a postaccident examination revealed that the runway edge markers on the right side of the runway are situated 28 feet to the right of the runway centerline, and the runway edge markers on the left side of the runway are situated 16 feet to the left of the runway centerline. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Light condition-Dark-Decision related to condition
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Snow/ice-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2007_ANC08CA019.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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