# Incident 20150415006749I: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Livermore, CA, April 15, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2015, 13:00 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6870° N, 121.7598° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Livermore, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6870&lon=-121.7598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N163BC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N163BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150415006749I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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