# Incident 20150830019769I: Champion 7ECA, San Jose, CA, August 30, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2015, 10:07 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara C
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3329° N, 121.8198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY (RHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3329&lon=-121.8198&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1806G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1806G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 195 total, 35 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/20150830019769I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS DURING HIS SECOND HOUR OF A SOLO FLIGHT HE WAS ON SHORT FINAL AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY TOWER TO MAKE A FULL STOP. THE TOWER DID NOT ADD "IF ABLE" SO HE SENSED SOME URGENCY TO BRAKE, HOWEVER HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARD AND TIPPED THE NOSE OVER ONTO THE PROP. HE STATED, HE LANDED WITH NO DRIFT AND HE WAS IN CONTROL OF A THREE POINT LANDING WHEN HE BEGAN BRAKING. THE BRAKING WAS EFFECTIVE AND EVEN, AND HE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES TRYING NOT TO LOCK THEM UP, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN AT THE NEXT TAXIWAY. AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED IT SUDDENLY TIPPED ONTO ITS NOSE, BUT WITHOUT CARTWHEELING OR THE WINGS CONTACTING THE GROUND. HE STATED HE WAS FOCUSED TOO MUCH ON MAKING THE TAXIWAY, AND NOT ENOUGH ON THE RISK OF TIPPING OVER. HE REALIZES HE NEEDS TO FOCUS ON SAFELY ROLLING OUT, EVEN IT MEANS MISSING A TAXIWAY, OR EVEN IF HE HAS TO DO A MISSED APPROACH AND GO AROUND. ALSO, HE HAS STATED A LESSON HE LEARNED IN THIS INCIDENT, IS HOW FAST THE NOSE PITCHED DOWN AS HE WAS CONCENTRATING ON SLOWING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TO MAKE THE TURN.

## Other reports on N1806G (5)

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

- [Incident 20130326005049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130326005049I), Mar 26, 2013: Champion 7ECA (N1806G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. On March 27 2013 the pilot landed at rhv without incident. As the pilot was slowing on the active runway the pilot applied the brakes too hard. This caused the…
- [Incident 20061207029699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061207029699I), Dec 7, 2006: Bbavia 7ECA (N1806G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On December 7, 2006, at approximately 10:00 PST, a champ-7-ECA airplane, N1806G, nosed over during landing roll-out while attempting to exit runway 31R…
- [Incident 20040331004219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040331004219I), Mar 31, 2004: Bbavia 7ECA (N1806G), San Jose, CA. (-23) With reduced power, the pilot pulled the mixture control instead of applying "carb heat". The instructor failed to catch the mistake. On short final it…
- [Incident 19800228029429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800228029429I), Feb 28, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N1806G), Santa Clara, CA, Minor damage. Student made a hard landing and bounced. On next landing, right main gear separated from aircraft.
- [Incident 19800125015609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125015609I), Jan 25, 1980: Bbavia 7ECA (N1806G), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student on solo flight and tried to taxi off runway at too high speed. Ground looped and ran off runway.

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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