# Accident 20100223055499A: Champion 7KCAB, Greeley, CO, February 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2010, 15:00 local time
- Place: Greeley, CO
- Airport: Greeley-Weld County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4192° N, 104.6333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4192&lon=-104.6333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5065X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5065X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 125 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100223055499A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 21, 2010, N5065X CHAMPION 7KCAB AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME (MST), WAS PERFORMING STEEP TURNS, POWER ON/OFF STALLS MANEUVERS 15 MILES FROM GREELEY/WELD AIRPORT.  PILOT HEARD A SOUND AND NOTICED A PIECE OF FABRIC AT THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT AILERON. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AT GREELEY/WELD AIRPORT,   POSTFLIGHT INSPECTION DISCLOSED FABRIC ON THE TOP OF THE RIGHT WING HAD SEPARATED, AND SEVERAL RIBS WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE RIVETS SEPARATED WITH THE FABRIC. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.

## 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 CEN10LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10LA198), Feb 23, 2010: American Champion 7KCAB (N5065X), Greeley, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: An in-flight failure of the wing fabric for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N5065X (1)

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

- [Incident 19900606061559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900606061559I), Jun 6, 1990: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5065X), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. Engine malfunctioned on takeoff from lake. Landed on airport. Air filter disintegrated and ingested into intake.

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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