# Accident 20090628016789A: Champi 7GCAA, Shelbyville, IN, June 28, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2009, 21:30 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7689° N, 85.8339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7689&lon=-85.8339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9085L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9085L) (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: CHAMPI 7GCAA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,707 total, 9 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA396) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090628016789A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN09LA396](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA396), Jun 29, 2009: Champion 7GCAA (N9085L), Shelbyville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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