# Accident 20170626009589A: Champion 7BCM, Watertown, SD, June 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2017, 08:30 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9139° N, 97.1522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9139&lon=-97.1522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3195C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3195C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7BCM (registry code 21101ML, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7bcm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7BCM
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 825 total, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA374) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170626009589A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA17CA374](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA374), Jun 26, 2017: Champion 7BCM (N3195C), Watertown, SD, 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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