Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot stated that an annual inspection of the airplane had just been completed and that he was flying the airplane from that location to his home airstrip. The wind was on the nose of the airplane and as he approached the runway for a full stop landing, his approach speed was 55 mph. When the airplane was approximately 1 foot above the runway for a three point landing, the airspeed decreased and the nose dropped. The propeller contacted the soft ground and the airplane nosed over, damaging the vertical stabilizer and right wing lift struts. The pilot reported that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the airplane that caused the accident to occur.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA09CA553 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 27, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Ware, Massachusetts
- Nearest airport
- Ware Airport (MA53)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Champion 7GCAA
- N-number
- N1879G
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.