# Accident 20101127053409A: Champion 7KCAB, Rialto, CA, November 27, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 27, 2010, 10:42 local time
- Place: Rialto, CA
- Airport: Rialto Municipal /Miro Fld/
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1292° N, 117.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1292&lon=-117.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5101X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101127053409A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED CABLE AIRPORT AND FLEW TO RIALTO AIRPORT TO PRACTICE TOUCH-AND-GO'S ON RUNWAY 24.  ON THE 5TH LANDING A LOUD SNAP WAS HEARD.  THE LEFT GEAR LEG FAILED AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP.  THE AIRCRAFT WINGS WERE LEVELED AND THROTTLE HELD IN THE LOW POSITION.  THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED UNTIL THE LEFT WING AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND, AND THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANCIAL DAMAGE.  WIND WAS CALM AND RUNWAY 24 WAS DRY.  NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## 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 WPR11LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA063), Nov 27, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N5101X), Rialto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Fatigue cracking of the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in a gear collapse during landing.

## Other reports on N5101X (2)

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

- [Incident 20100324032899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100324032899I), Mar 24, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N5101X), La Verne, CA, No damage. Incident notification via daily reporting application. Airman reported engine problems prior to making emergency landing on the northbound side of the 57…
- [Incident 20090130005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090130005199I), Jan 30, 2009: Bbavia 7KCAB (N5101X), Long Beach, CA, Minor damage. During taxi on taxiway bravo, pilot applied brakes too hard and aircraft came up on the nose. Minor aircraft damage and no injuries to the pilot. Note:…

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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