N114JM is a 2006 American Champion Aircraft 8GCBC. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-360-C1G rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Middleton, WI. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Apr 2006. It has been registered to its current owner since Jun 2015. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 20 years old
2015
2006
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The pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, while landing at a private grass airstrip, he observed corn that was about 4 ft high surrounding the airstrip. He added that during landing, the aileron spades "nicked a few blades of corn", and that the corn was actually 8 to 10 ft high.
The pilot back taxied and decided to take off. During takeoff, the right wing struck a row of corn, which pulled the airplane into the corn, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane ground looped to the left.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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