# Accident 20100903042779A: Champion 7EC, Aurora, OR, September 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2010, 12:20 local time
- Place: Aurora, OR
- Airport: Aurora State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.2481° N, 122.7731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2481&lon=-122.7731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7415B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7415B-2013-07-08) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 186 total, 29 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903042779A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010, N7415B, CHAMPION TAILDRAGGER WAS ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT RETURNING TO THE AURORA AIRPORT AFTER PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 35 AND WITH THE TAIL STILL UP, HE CLAIMS HE WAS HIT WITH GUST FROM THE LEFT THAT TURNED HIS NOSE LEFT 45 DEGREES. HE DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND AND TRIED TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT  BACK TO THE RUNWAY HEADING AND RETURN FOR ANOTHER LANDING. FACING THE TREES AHEAD ON A NORTHWESTERLY HEADING, HE ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB AND CLEAR THEM. A FAA WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAW THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBING OVER THE TREES, YAW TO THE LEFT AND DISAPPEAR BEHIND THE TREES. INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ARRIVED AT THE AIRPORT SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND TOGETHER, INSPECTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT TO THE ACCIDENT SCENE TO BEGIN AN INVESTIATION. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, THEY NOTICED THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOSED INTO A MOBILE HOME AT ABOUT A 80 DEGREES PITCH DOWN ATTITUDE FACING EAST. IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND ROTATED 270 DEGREES TO THE LEFT BEFORE IMPACT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN HAVING RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAS A CURRENT FLIGHT REVIEW AND TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT.  THIS OFFICE PLANS TO CONDUCT A REEXAMINATION ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH EMPHASIS ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS.

## 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 WPR10CA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA447), Sep 3, 2010: Champion 7EC (N7415B), Aurora, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during an attempted go around after landing, resulting in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N7415B (1)

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

- [Accident 20010607011709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607011709A), Jun 7, 2001: Bbavia 7EC (N7415B), Mattawa, WA, No damage. (-23)During landing flare on runway 28 at Desert Aire, airport, crosswind caused the left winf to rise. Pilot attempted a go around by adding full power.…

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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