20170626009589A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Champion 7BCM · Watertown, SD · June 26, 2017

Date
June 26, 2017 · 08:30 local
Place
Watertown, SD
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3195C
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA374
Reported as
Champion 7BCM
Reported engine
Continental C85 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
825 total1 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 6/26/17 at 9:30AM local a Champion 7BCM owned bt privacy data omitted ground looped the aircraft on roll out after landing during a personal flight. VFR conditions prevailed. As a result of the ground loop, the left spar was cracked and there were no injuries. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate. The flight originated from fergus falls, MN on 6/26/17 at approx. 08:00AM local

As the FAA filed it

ON 6/26/17 AT 9:30AM LOCAL A CHAMPION 7BCM OWNED BT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING DURING A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND LOOP, THE LEFT SPAR WAS CRACKED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM FERGUS FALLS, MN ON 6/26/17 AT APPROX. 08:00AM LOCAL

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.