# Incident 20120215005259I: American Champion Aircraft 7ECA, Livermore, CA, February 15, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2012, 11:29 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6934° N, 121.8204° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIVERMORE MUNI (LVK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6934&lon=-121.8204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N383AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N383AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7ECA (registry code 2120003, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 100 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120215005259I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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