# Accident 20171201022269A: Champion 7EC, Ravenswood, WV, December 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2017, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ravenswood, WV
- Airport: Jackson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9331° N, 81.8181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9331&lon=-81.8181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7586E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7586E-2019-01-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,756 total, 39 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171201022269A

## Narrative

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

WEATHER - CLEAR / DRY CONDITIONS

AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING TAKEOFF AND LANDING CURRENCY IN THE SUBJECT AIRCRAFT.  VIDEO SUGGESTS WINDS WERE CALM TO LIGHT.  AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT THE FAR SIDE OF THE RUNWAY APPROACH NUMBERS.  THERE WAS A SQUEALING SOUND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A CLOCKWISE YAWING MOTION.  THIS CONTINUED WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR LEAVING THE PAVEMENT AS THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED LEFT AND CONTACTED THE PAVEMENT WITH THE LEFT WINGTIP.  DURING THE YAWING EVENT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR REMAINED IN CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND CREATED A SKIDMARK THAT WAS UNINTERRUPTED (AND PARALLEL TO THE WINGTIP WITNESS MARKS) UNTIL DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUING DOWNHILL.

THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL POWER AT SOME POINT DURING THE EVENT, ALTHOUGH IT IS DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY WHEN BY THE VIDEO.  THE AIRCRAFT PRESUMABLY CORRECTED TO THE LEFT DURING THE SLIDE DOWNHILL TO WHERE THE TERRAIN BEGAN AN ABRUPT CLIMB UP TOWARDS ANOTHER HILLTOP.  AT THIS POINT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE FUSELAGE, AND THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE RISING TERRAIN CAUSING A SHEARING MOMENT TO THE EMPENNAGE JUST FORWARD OF THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED, AND NO POST IMPACT FIRE.

## 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 ERA18LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA040), Dec 1, 2017: Champion 7EC (N7586E), Ravenswood, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N7586E (1)

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

- [Accident 19880413010009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880413010009A), Apr 13, 1988: Bbavia 7EC (N7586E), Mayer, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on takeoff. Crash landed straight ahead. Pilot blamed carburetor icing.

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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