# Incident 20100328030949I: Champion 7EC, Montgomery, NY, March 28, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2010, 11:30 local time
- Place: Montgomery, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5213° N, 74.2387° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montgomery, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5213&lon=-74.2387&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7405B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7405B) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 60 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100328030949I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 20121104025519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121104025519I), Nov 4, 2012: Champion 7EC (N7405B), Wappingers Fall, NY, No damage. The pilot was performing a wheel landing to a full stop on runway 24 with a slight crosswind. The pilot stated he might have set the tail down too quickly and…

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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