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ANC25LA062

2025-07-01 · Wasilla, Alaska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport Z40

Current FAA registration · N5169X

Make / Model
CHAMPION 7ECA
Year of manufacture
1969 · 56 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19690404
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A67B62

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s excessive use of brakes during landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

Factual narrative

The instructor pilot, seated in the back seat, reported that they had completed eleven landings in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. Five landings were touch-and-go, two were go-around and four were full stop-and-go. The instructor pilot reported that on the last landing the airplane touched down smoothly but he subsequently lost directional control, and inadvertently applied excessive braking, resulting in a nose over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, left wing struts and vertical stabilizer. The instructor pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Aircraft-Aircraft systems-Landing gear system-Landing gear brakes system-Incorrect use/operation
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Surface speed/braking-Incorrect use/operation
  • — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Use of equip/system-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_ANC25LA062.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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