# Accident 20150305003559A: Champion 7EC, Upland, CA, March 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Upland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1133° N, 117.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1133&lon=-117.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8905R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8905R-2023-10-21) (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, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 3 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150305003559A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND WAS CFI SEATED IN REAR WITH STUDENT (PRIVATE PILOT) RECEIVING TAILWHEEL TRAINING  SEATED IN FRONT AND AT CONTROLS.  DURING TOUCHDOWN WHILE PERFORMING WHEELS LANDING TOUCH AND GOS, AIRCRAFT VEERS RIGHT AND THE STUDENT OVER CORRECTS.  CFI TAKES THE CONTROLS AND STATES THAT EITHER THE DIVERSION WAS SO SEVERE, OR THEY CAUGHT A WIND GUST AND HE WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP.

## 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 GAA15CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA006), Mar 5, 2015: Champion 7EC (N8905R), Upland, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N8905R (1)

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

- [Accident 19750610015419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750610015419A), Jun 10, 1975: Blanca 7EC (N8905R), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg,added pwr drifted off rnwy,whls entered high weeds & brush

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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