# Accident 20151116021759A: Champion 7ECA, Eufaula, AL, November 16, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2015, 11:50 local time
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Weedon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9514° N, 85.1289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9514&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9649S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9649S) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151116021759A

## Narrative

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

1120 HRS (EST) ON 11/16/2015 SOLO STUDENT PILOT BEGAN FLIGHT FROM BAINBRIDGE, GA (BGE) ENROUTE TO EUFAULA, AL AIRPORT (EUF). PREFLIGHT CHECKLIST FOUND NO DISCREPANCIES. 10 MILES SOUTH OF EUF CHECKED WINDS (CALM WINDS). 2 MINUTES LATER WINDS WERE AT 5-6 KNOTS. UPON APPROACH AND TOUCH DOWN ON RWY 18, HIGH GUST OF WIND FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OF RWY. AIRCRAFT (A/C) TOUCHED DOWN AT 80 MPH ON FRONT GEARS. WINDS MADE A/C TO PUSH RIGHT APPLIED BRAKES A/C FLIPPED OVER ON BACK OF A/C WINGS. NO INJURIES.

A/C HAD BENT AND TWISTED LEFT WING SPAR. RUDDER DAMAGE. PROP DAMAGE. BOTH WINGS DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA16CA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA057), Nov 16, 2015: Champion 7ECA (N9649S), Eufaula, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind, resulting in a loss off directional control, excessive brake application, and a nose over.

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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