# Incident 20081003849079I: Champi 7ECA, Anchorage, AK, October 3, 2008 - Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 3, 2008, 18:10 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Airport: Merrill Field - Damage: Minor damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.2135° N, 149.8447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERRILL FLD (MRI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2135&lon=-149.8447&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5169X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5169X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHAMPI 7ECA - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081003849079I ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) UPON ATTEMPTING A WHEEL LANDING WITH A CROSS WIND COMPONENT ON RUNWAY 7 AT MRI, THE STUDENT RELACED THE CONTROLS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO "BALOON". A SECOND ATTEMPT WAS MADE BUT A GO AROUND WAS INITITATED. CLIMB OUT PERFORMANCE WAS NOT ACHIEVED AND EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 34 AT MRI. DURING POST FLIGHT INSPECTION PROPELLER WAS FOUND TO BE BENT ON BOTH BLADES. ## Other reports on N5169X (11) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20250702014939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250702014939A), Jul 2, 2025: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. The flight instructor was conducting tailwheel instruction on a gravel landing strip. During the landing rollout, the aircraft began to veer off the runway. In… - [Incident 20221107018469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221107018469I), Nov 7, 2022: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. On 7 November 2022 about 1330 local time, the pilot attempted a main wheel landing of the 7ECA at Merrill Field (mri) in Anchorage Alaska on runway 25. During… - [Incident 20220723013279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723013279I), Jul 23, 2022: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, No damage. Anchorage, AK (mri): [privacy data omitted], CH7A, upon landing runway 25, [privacy data omitted] went into the grass between taxiway hotel and foxtrot, then… - [Incident 20180610007509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180610007509I), Jun 10, 2018: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. During taxi off runway 25, aircraft ground looped and propeller struck surface. - [Incident 20120218002909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120218002909I), Feb 18, 2012: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Part of the tail wheel broke free from the aircraft on landing. Aircraft was conducting "touch and go" instruction. Pilot was radioed after a landing and… - [Incident 20110318013489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110318013489I), Mar 18, 2011: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Wasilla, AK, Minor damage. During instructional flight, while practicing touch and go landings, student allowed aircraft attitude to dip excessively nose-down. Instructor could not react… - [Incident 20090704047699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090704047699I), Jul 4, 2009: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. The pilot-in-command was making a visual approach to runway 36 at Talkeetna. The final approach to landing was reported as normal and stabilized by the pilot.… - [Incident 20090223046799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090223046799I), Feb 23, 2009: Champion 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. While attempting a wheel landing, the pilot got into a bouncing situation and over corrected. The aircraft ultimately ended up on its nose, bending the prop. - [Incident 20000518020689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000518020689I), May 18, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA (N5169X), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot lost control of tailwheel aircraft during landing in gusting crosswind. Aircraft veered off the runway running over several taxi lights,… - [Accident 19960322007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960322007479A), Mar 22, 1996: Bbavia 7ECA (N5169X), Birchwood, AK, Substantial damage. Wheel equipped aircraft nosed over on taxi from landing. Tail up fast taxi. Wheel hit soft spot. Plane nosed over. - [Incident 19830626046529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830626046529I), Jun 26, 1983: Bbavia 7ECA (N5169X), Tyonek, AK, Minor damage. Departing a gravel road a gust of wind blew aircraft onto dirt berm. Aircraft nosed up. From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.