# Accident 20090603047179A: Champion 7ECA, Nome, AK, June 3, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 3, 2009, 21:15 local time
- Place: Nome, AK
- Airport: Nome
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.5131° N, 165.3961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.5131&lon=-165.3961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2532F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2532F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-290 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090603047179A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING OFF AIRPORT LANDINGS WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT.  ONE OF THE MAIN TUNDRA TIRES HAD LOST AIR PRESSURE.PTRS#AL01200902542

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC09CA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA055), Jun 3, 2009: Champion 7ECA (N2532F), Nome, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an off- airport landing.

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.

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