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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7EC · Montgomery, NY · March 28, 2010

Date
March 28, 2010 · 11:30 local
Place
Montgomery, NY
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7405B
Reported as
Champion 7EC
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total60 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Subject airman stated that during the departure roll on runway 21 at the orange county airport a gust of wind caught the aircraft, turning it to the left. He attempted to correct to the right. The aircraft departed the runway to the left in to the mud and the aircraft came to rest. The aircraft sustained a 6" long broken off damaged propeller on one blade. Post accident investigation found the tires were under inflated and the mechanical brakes worked.

As the FAA filed it

SUBJECT AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING THE DEPARTURE ROLL ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT, TURNING IT TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT IN TO THE MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A 6" LONG BROKEN OFF DAMAGED PROPELLER ON ONE BLADE. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE TIRES WERE UNDER INFLATED AND THE MECHANICAL BRAKES WORKED.

Other reports on N7405B · 1

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