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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 7GCBC · Livermore, CA · April 15, 2015

Date
April 15, 2015 · 13:00 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N163BC
Reported as
American Champion 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,100 total

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

CFI and student were in aircraft on runway 07 left at Livermore, CA. Performing taxi instruction when aircraft hit a gust of wind, aircraft became airborne and touchdown on parallel runway. The right wing tip and propeller tips hit the ground which caused minor damage. Aircraft taxied back to hanger. No injuries to CFI or student.

As the FAA filed it

CFI AND STUDENT WERE IN AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 07 LEFT AT LIVERMORE, CA. PERFORMING TAXI INSTRUCTION WHEN AIRCRAFT HIT A GUST OF WIND, AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND TOUCHDOWN ON PARALLEL RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER TIPS HIT THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK TO HANGER. NO INJURIES TO CFI OR STUDENT.