Gallup, NM, USA
N8305V
Champion 7GCAA
According to the pilot, during the night landing he flared too high, the airplane stalled, and impacted the runway with the nose canted to the right. He said that he added power in attempt to straighten the airplane, but the airplane departed the runway to the right, traveled through a ditch and nosed over, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems. He stated he was not night current, and did not hold a valid medical certificate.
According to a telephone conversation with the pilot, during the night landing to runway 06 (7,316 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) he flared too high and the airplane "stalled." The airplane impacted the runway with the nose "canted to the right." The pilot reported that he added power in attempt to straighten the airplane. The airplane departed the runway to the right. The airplane traveled through a ditch and nosed over. Both wings were bent down and aft, the firewall wrinkled, and the vertical stabilizer crushed down. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane systems. The pilot reported he was not night current and did not hold a valid medical certificate. Despite several requests, the pilot did not complete and submit an Aircraft Accident Investigation Report Form 6120.1.
The pilot's premature landing flare and an inadvertent stall/mush. A contributing factor is pilot's lack of recent night experience.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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