# Accident 20130802014319A: Champion 7EC, Sonoma, CA, August 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2544° N, 122.4506° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-122.4506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4738E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4738E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 140 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130802014319A

## Narrative

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

SONOMA SKYPARK - AERONCA CHAMPION 7EC - S/N 7EC-83 - 1200LCL

OWNER (ATP) AND LOW TIME PRIVATE PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S TO GIVE LOW TIME PILOT EXPERIENCE ON TWO WHEEL LANDINGS. LOW TIME AIRMAN IN CONTROL ON FINAL LANDING. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. DURING ROLLOUT A/C VEERED RIGHT ONTO GRASS STRIP BESIDE RUNWAY. OWNER (ATP) TOOK OVER CONTROL AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF USING THE GRASS STRIP. THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET AIRBORNE AND WERE STOPPED BY A GROWTH OF BERRY BUSHES APPROX 800 FEET DOWN THE GRASS.

## 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 WPR13CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA357), Aug 2, 2013: Champion 7EC (N4738E), Sonoma, CA, 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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