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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champi 7GCAA · Shelbyville, IN · June 28, 2009

Date: June 28, 2009 · 21:30 local
Place: Shelbyville, IN
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9085L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN09LA396
Reported as: Champi 7GCAA
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,707 total9 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9085LRegistered now · Champion 7GCAAS/N 226-70 · Built 1970 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While practicing engine failure procedures the, pilot in command (PIC), IN the rear seat, lost control of the aircraft and crashed into a soybean field. The PIC alleges that when he applied power to recover from the procedure at approximately 150 ft above ground level, the engine did not respond until just prior to ground contact when it surged and caused the aircraft to yaw so much that he could not overcome it. He states that he feels that touching down in this crabbed condition caused the right main gear attachment to fail. The aircraft was substantially damaged.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICING ENGINE FAILURE PROCEDURES THE, PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC), IN THE REAR SEAT, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND CRASHED INTO A SOYBEAN FIELD. THE PIC ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER FROM THE PROCEDURE AT APPROXIMATELY 150 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT WHEN IT SURGED AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO YAW SO MUCH THAT HE COULD NOT OVERCOME IT. HE STATES THAT HE FEELS THAT TOUCHING DOWN IN THIS CRABBED CONDITION CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ATTACHMENT TO FAIL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN09LA396Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportShelbyville, INThe partial loss of engine power due to the failure of the mixture control cable. Contributing to the accident was the inadequate maintenance on the airplane and the pilot's decision to operate the airplane in a condition that was not airworthy.Jun 29, 2009 · Substantial damage