# Accident 20160423004659A: Champion 7AC, Jasper, AL, April 23, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2016, 09:20 local time
- Place: Jasper, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9019° N, 87.3139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9019&lon=-87.3139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82463, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82463) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7AC
- Reported engine: CONTINENTAL A-65-8
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA16CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160423004659A

## Narrative

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

ON CROSSWIND LANDING AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN INITALLY ON RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THEN ROLLED ONTO LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE OLEO CASE FRAME FAILED AT THE UPPER FUSELAGE ATTACH POINTS ALLOWING LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. LEFT WING, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZOR & ELEVATOR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND WERE DAMAGED. ENGINE HAD SUDDEN STOPPAGE AS PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND WAS 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 ERA16CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA16CA178), Apr 23, 2016: Champion 7AC (N82463), Jasper, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind which resulted in a loss of directional control at touchdown and collapse of the landing gear.

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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