20171117018849I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7FC · Gig Harbor, WA · November 17, 2017

Date
November 17, 2017 · 13:00 local
Place
Gig Harbor, WA
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9077B
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Reported engine
Continental C90 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
7,600 total7 in this make and model185 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 rollout rnwy 17 at tiw, PIC states the aircraft started to weathervane to the right. He stated there was an 18KT crosswind reported that day. He compensated by applying left brake (aircraft was not going fast enough for rudder authority). After correcting back towards centerline, he applied right brake and the aircraft nosed over, resulting in prop strike and cowl damage.

As the FAA filed it

ON ROLLOUT RNWY 17 AT TIW, PIC STATES THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO WEATHERVANE TO THE RIGHT. HE STATED THERE WAS AN 18KT CROSSWIND REPORTED THAT DAY. HE COMPENSATED BY APPLYING LEFT BRAKE (AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GOING FAST ENOUGH FOR RUDDER AUTHORITY). AFTER CORRECTING BACK TOWARDS CENTERLINE, HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE AND COWL DAMAGE.