# Incident 20121223027889I: Champion 7GCAA, Lihue, HI, December 23, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2012, 17:33 local time
- Place: Lihue, HI
- Airport: Lihue
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.9760° N, 159.3390° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LIHUE (LIH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.9760&lon=-159.3390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6319N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6319N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121223027889I

## Narrative

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

N6319N WAS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, FOR RUNWAY 3, PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT LIH WHEN ON CLIMB OUT OF THE 3RD PATTERN AT ABOUT 300-400 FEET HE EXPERIENCED A DROP IN RPM'S AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH.  HE THEN DECLARED AN EMERGENCY, MADE A 160 DEGREE TURN AND LANDED ON TAXI WAY BRAVO WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N6319N (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800823037239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800823037239A), Aug 23, 1980: Bbavia 7GCAA (N6319N), Bolingbrook, IL, Substantial damage. Made hard landing. Left wheel came off, airplane ground looped, nosed over. Wheel bolts failed. Impact damaged gear

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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