# Accident 20090627857209A: Champion 7GCAA, Ware, MA, June 27, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2009, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ware, MA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2819° N, 72.2147° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2819&lon=-72.2147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1879G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1879G-2018-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 750 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA553) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090627857209A

## Narrative

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

06/03/2010PER THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 27 JUNE 2009 AT 1300 HRS I WAS FLYING BACK FROM TURNERS FALLS AIRPORT (OB5), AFTER A FRESH ANNUAL AND I WAS LANDING ON MY PERSONAL  GRASS STRIP ON MY PROPERTY, (UWA) RUNWAY 20, DURING APPROACH, AT APPROX 3 FEET, 55 KNOTS, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, LANDED A LITTLE HARD, IT THEN GROUND LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER, BUT I WAS NOT HURT".  I ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:ONE BLADE TIP OF THE PROPELLER IS BENT BACK 30 DEGREES, THE R/WING STRUT IS DAMAGED/BENT IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS, AFT OF THE ENGINE ON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE HAS DEFORMED SHEET METAL ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES. THE RUDDER AND EMPANAGE IS VERY BADLY DAMAGED, IT IS TWISTED 5 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND THE TOP OF THE RUDDER IS PUSHED DOWN/CRUSHED APPROX 12 INCHES.

## 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 ERA09CA553](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA553), Jun 27, 2009: Champion 7GCAA (N1879G), Ware, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during 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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