# Accident 20120903017909A: Champion 7GC, Spanish Fork, UT, September 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2012, 08:30 local time
- Place: Spanish Fork, UT
- Airport: Spanish Fork-Springville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1417° N, 111.6614° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1417&lon=-111.6614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61819-2018-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-290-D2 (registry code 42090, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-290-d2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-290-D2
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120903017909A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR12CA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA397), Sep 3, 2012: Champion 7GC (N61819), Spanish Fork, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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