# Incident 20090905025879I: Champion 7EC, Rochester, NH, September 5, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2009, 11:00 local time
- Place: Rochester, NH
- Airport: Skyhaven
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2842° N, 70.9295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYHAVEN (DAW), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2842&lon=-70.9295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61980, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61980) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,120 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090905025879I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED RNWY 33.  THE TAXI TO THE RAMP REQUIRES A 90 DEGREE TURN JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING THE RAMP AREA.  THE PILOT STATED "I JUST MISSED IT", WHEN TALKING ABOUT THE TURN REQUIRED.  THE PILOT CLAIMED AS A MITIGATING FACTOR, THE INCLINED TAXIWAY COUPLED WITH THE TAIL-LOW ATTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND, BOTH CONTRIBUTING TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE REQURED TURN.PROPELLER TIP DAMAGE ONLY.

## Other reports on N61980 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110501009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110501009399A), May 1, 2011: Champion 7EC (N61980), Moultonborough, NH, Substantial damage. After touchdown, operator was taxiing down runway gust of wind moved the tail to the right causing aircraft to go off runway on left. Both wing tips damaged.…
- [Incident 20050319003389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050319003389I), Mar 19, 2005: Bbavia 7EC (N61980), Moultonboro, NH, Minor damage. (-23) N61980, 7EC champion, upon a three point landing at moltonboro, NH, runway 020, the aircraft veered to the right side of the runway where it struck a…

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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