# Accident 20100515034099A: Champion 7AC, Kingston, TN, May 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Kingston, TN
- Airport: Riley Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8236° N, 84.5386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8236&lon=-84.5386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1415E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1415E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,060 total, 150 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100515034099A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON GRASS NEXT TO RUNWAY. GRASS HAD NOT BEEN MOWED IN SOME TIME. ON TOUCH DOWN AIRPLANE FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. TOP OF RUDDER BENT, LEFT WING STRUT BENT. NOSE BOWL AND LOWER ENGINE COWL BENT. SUSPECT LEFT WING SPAR BROKEN.

## 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 ERA10CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA271), May 15, 2010: Champion 7BCM (N1415E), Kingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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