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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7GC · Spanish Fork, UT · September 3, 2012

Date: September 3, 2012 · 08:30 local
Place: Spanish Fork, UT
Airport: Spanish Fork-Springville
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N61819
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA397
Reported as: Champion 7GC
Reported engine: Lycoming O-290-D2
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 15,000 total150 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N61819Registration cancelled Jan 5, 2018 · Champion 7GCS/N 7GC-78 · Built 1959 Airframe modelChampion 7GC Engine modelLycoming O-290-D2Reciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot had not flown conventional gear for an extended period of time. The pilot became current and then gave the aircraft owner and then his son a ride. Upon landing with the son, the pilot mismanaged the controls resulting in a ground-loop. The aircraft experienced damage to the wing tip, wrinkled fabric on wing, damaged the propeller, tail wheel bent, and damaged gear along with damaging the gear mount in the fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN CONVENTIONAL GEAR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE PILOT BECAME CURRENT AND THEN GAVE THE AIRCRAFT OWNER AND THEN HIS SON A RIDE. UPON LANDING WITH THE SON, THE PILOT MISMANAGED THE CONTROLS RESULTING IN A GROUND-LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, WRINKLED FABRIC ON WING, DAMAGED THE PROPELLER, TAIL WHEEL BENT, AND DAMAGED GEAR ALONG WITH DAMAGING THE GEAR MOUNT IN THE FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB WPR12CA397Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSpanish Fork, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.Sep 3, 2012 · Substantial damage