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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 7ECA · Livermore, CA · February 15, 2012

Date: February 15, 2012 · 11:29 local
Place: Livermore, CA
Airport: Livermore Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N383AC
Reported as: American Champion 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 230 total100 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N383ACRegistered now · American Champion 7ECAS/N 1383-2001 · Built 2001 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During touch down on runway 25R aircraft mains were down and tail wheel was still up. Pilot experienced a right hand crosswind gust. Pilot lost control of aircraft and veered off the left side of runway over gravel & grass clipping and damaging a single runway light fixture. Pilot aborted landing at Livermore due to winds, and landed at tracy CA due to favorable wind conditions. Pilot landed with no further incident. Aircraft sustained minor damage to left hand trailing edge of wing tip, aileron, and horizontal stabilizer spade. Left hand wheel fairing was torn from aircraft wheel structure.

As the FAA filed it

DURING TOUCH DOWN ON RUNWAY 25R AIRCRAFT MAINS WERE DOWN AND TAIL WHEEL WAS STILL UP. PILOT EXPERIENCED A RIGHT HAND CROSSWIND GUST. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY OVER GRAVEL & GRASS CLIPPING AND DAMAGING A SINGLE RUNWAY LIGHT FIXTURE. PILOT ABORTED LANDING AT LIVERMORE DUE TO WINDS, AND LANDED AT TRACY CA DUE TO FAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS. PILOT LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND TRAILING EDGE OF WING TIP, AILERON, AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPADE. LEFT HAND WHEEL FAIRING WAS TORN FROM AIRCRAFT WHEEL STRUCTURE.