# Incident 20110604010479I: Champion 7AC, Rapid City, SD, June 4, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2011, 16:20 local time
- Place: Rapid City, SD
- Airport: Ellsworth Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.1451° N, 103.1036° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ELLSWORTH AFB (RCA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.1451&lon=-103.1036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83318, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83318) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,748 total, 199 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110604010479I

## Narrative

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

THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JUNE 4, 2011 AT ELLSWORTH, AFB. PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, FLEW N83318, A CHAMP FROM ELLSWORTH AFB TO SPEARFISH, SD. THE PILOT WAS TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620, WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. A WIND  GUST CAUSED THE TAIL TO COME UP AND THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RAMP. AFTER THE TAIL CAME BACK DOWN THE PILOT CONTINUED HIS TAXI AND TOOK OFF FOR SPEARFISH. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

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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