# Incident 20170331002909I: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Stockton, CA, March 31, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2017, 13:30 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9577° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stockton, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9577&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59WD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59WD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-B2B (registry code 42138, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-b2b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320-B2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 55 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170331002909I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PERFORMING TAXIING AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF AT STOCKTON, CA. ON DOWNWIND TAXI THE LEFT WING RAISED AND AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED INTO THE GRAVEL ON SIDE OF TAXI WAY. NO INJURIES TO PILOT.

## Other reports on N59WD (2)

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

- [Incident 20111026026729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111026026729I), Oct 26, 2011: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N59WD), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. October 26, 2011, 1506L, student pilot, [privacy data omitted], reported practicing solo landings at pao RWY31 in citabria 7GCBC N59WD. Prior to incident,…
- [Incident 20110129001069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110129001069I), Jan 29, 2011: American Ch 7GCBC (N59WD), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. On second approach to runway 31, the aircraft was onspeed, on center line, on glide path with good crosswind correction. Upon touchdown, a go around was…

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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