Event CEN22LA028

2021-10-29 Greeley, Colorado, United States Airport · GXY None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N125WB

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC

Year of manufacture

2008 · 13 years old at event

TCDS

A21CE · AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT CORP

Engine

LYCOMING O-360-C1G (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

20141020

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A0683B

Registrant of record

90ER LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N125WB AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that during landing with a slight crosswind, he was unable to maintain directional control and the airplane ground looped to the right, which resulted in substantial damage to the left wing. He reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation and that the accident may have been prevented with better control of the rudder and differential braking. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2021_CEN22LA028.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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