# Accident 20170615008349A: Champion 7ECA, Van Nuys, CA, June 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2017, 08:35 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2119° N, 118.4906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2119&lon=-118.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2537F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2537F-2019-03-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 640 total, 14 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA413) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170615008349A

## Narrative

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

ACCIDENT PILOT DEPARTED CARLSBAD, CA (KCRQ) FOR VAN NUYS, CA (KVNY). ACCIDENT PILOT MADE FIRST ATTEMPT AT LANDING, WENT AROUND, AND EVENT OCCURRED DURING SECOND ATTEMPT AT LANDING AIRCRAFT.

PILOT MADE A THREE-POINT LANDING ON KVNY RUNWAY 16R, DURING CALM WINDS. UPON ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT VEERED RIGHT. PILOT ADDED LEFT RUDDER TO CORRECT. AIRCRAFT PULLED LEFT WITH THE LEFT WING RISING UPWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 35 KTS. PILOT TRIED CORRECTING WITH RUDDER AND CONTROL INPUT. THE AIRCRAFT TAILWHEEL LIFTED OFF OF RUNWAY SURFACE, AIRCRAFT MADE A 200 DEGREE TURN. PILOT STATED ONE WINGTIP CONTACTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE STALLED.

SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING TIPS WERE DAMAGED DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUT SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA17CA413](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA413), Jun 15, 2017: Champion 7ECA (N2537F), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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