# Accident 20100616037859A: Champion Ac 7GCBC, Arcola, TX, June 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2010, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Houston Southwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72EB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION AC 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100616037859A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N72EB SOLO IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT.  HE HAD MADE 2 LANDING PRIOR TO THE FINAL LANDING THAT RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT.  AS HE APPROACHED HIS BASE LEG THE INSTRUCTOR THAT WAS OBSERVING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ USING A HAND HELD RADIO INSTRUCTED HIM TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AND BEGAN TO ADD POWER FOR A TOUCH AND GO.  THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED TO REMIND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THAT THIS WAS TO BE A FULL STOP LANDING.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ BEGAN APPLYING BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT PULLING TO THE RIGHT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.  UPON LEAVING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH THAT WAS FULL OF WATER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS TOP.   ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NO INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING ( BROKEN WING SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING)

## 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 CEN10CA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA328), Jun 16, 2010: American Champion 7GCBC (N72EB), Arcola, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N72EB (1)

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

- [Accident 20200714011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200714011489A), Jul 14, 2020: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N72EB), Arcola, TX, Substantial damage. According to the flight instructor, after the student pilot touched down on runway 27 with a good landing, the aircraft started to veer to the right. Then, the…

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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