# Accident 20171021024109A: Champion 7GC, Gerlach, NV, October 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gerlach, NV
- Airport: Black Rock City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7617° N, 119.2119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7617&lon=-119.2119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7589E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7589E-2019-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GC (registry code 21101N2, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-320
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 184 total, 45 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021024109A

## Narrative

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

BLOCK 16:  IN 2009, THE O-290-D2B  SERIES ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND THE O-320-B2B  SERIES ENGINE WAS INSTALLED.

BLOCK 25:  WINDS WAS REPORTED AS A 15-20 KNOTS CROSSWIND.

BLOCK 32, CORRECTIVE ACTION:  THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED BY A NV FSDO OPS INSPECTOR ON 10/26/2017, REGARDING TAIL WHEELED AIRCRAFT AND TAILWIND COMPONENTS WHILE ROLLING OUT OR TAXIING.

BLOCK 42, 4. AIRMAN COMPETENCE: THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING ROLLOUT

## 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 GAA18CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA025), Oct 21, 2017: Champion 7GC (N7589E), Gerlach, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing roll in shifting wind conditions, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N7589E (1)

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

- [Accident 19760615017399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760615017399A), Jun 15, 1976: Blanca 7GC (N7589E), Dillingham, AK, Substantial damage. Aileron cables crossed.

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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