# Accident 20100617042609A: Champion 7ECA, Thomasville, GA, June 17, 2010 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 17, 2010, 11:35 local time - Place: Thomasville, GA - Airport: Thomasville Regional - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 30.9017° N, 83.8811° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.9017&lon=-83.8811&mi=10 - Aircraft: N73PC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73PC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot - Pilot flight hours: 1,397 total, 26 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA351) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100617042609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  MR. WILSON HOLDS AN FAA COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 26 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT AND 1397 HOURS TOTAL TIME. MR. WILSON HOLDS A THIRD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE THAT WAS ISSUED ON 07/09/2008.  MR. WILSON INDICATED THAT HE HAD LOGGED 5 HOURS IN THE LAST 90 DAYS.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE WEATHER WAS VMC, RWY 04 IN USE AND WINDS 360-010 AT 04 KNOTS.  ACCORDING TO MR. WILSON, WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT THOMASVILLE REGIONAL AT TOUCH DOWN A "POP OR A SNAP" WAS HEARD AND THE AIRCRAFT SLAMMED TO THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. MR. HAD ENOUGH RUDDER TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED THERE. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING DOWN ON THE SIDE AND NOSE CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE STATED APPROACH TO TOUCH DOWN SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 65 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP LOWER SURFACE, THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT ON THE FUSELAGE, THE WING SUPPORT STRUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE PROPELLER AND THE GEAR AS WELL. THE OLEO (PN 3-665) ON THE RIGHT SIDE APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED INTERNALLY ALLOWING THE CYLINDER AND SPRING TO OVER EXTEND OUT OF IT HOUSING. AS RESULT OF THIS OVER EXTENSION THE STRUT WAS NOT ABLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AND FAILED TRAILING REARWARD AND COLLAPSING. , AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CURRENT AND COMPLETED ON MAY 04, 2010 AT 1353 HOURS TIME IN SERVICE. ## 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 ERA10LA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA351), Jun 17, 2010: Champion 7ECA (N73PC), Thomasville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper reinstallation of the airplane’s oleo piston assembly during an annual inspection, resulting in the collapse of the right main landing gear during touchdown. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.