# Accident 20180325010199A: Champion 7GC, Anchorage, AK, March 25, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 2018, 17:30 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2158° N, 149.8419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2158&lon=-149.8419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4844E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4844E) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 156 total, 49 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC18LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180325010199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) INTERVIEW NOTES:

1) PIC PULLED WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE INTENDED FLIGHT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.

2)PIC STATED WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

3) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT DURING APPROACH TO LAND, THE PIC ORIGINALLY REQUESTED RUNWAY 34 BUT WAS INSTRUCTED TO LAND RUNWAY 25 WITH A 6KT @ 340 CROSSWIND.

4) PIC MADE A STANDARD APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 34 WITH NO ISSUES NOTED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

5) PIC RECOLLECTS TOUCHING DOWN BUT DOES NOT RECOLLECT THE MOMENT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

SHE IS UNAWARE AT WHAT POINT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE LANDING GEAR ATTACHMENT SEPARATED.

THE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO UNKNOWN FACTORS AND COULD NOT BE ATTRIBUTED TO PILOT ERROR OR LACK OF MAINTENANCE.

PROVIDED FORM AND SUGGESTED THE

AIRMAN/MECHANIC SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.

## 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 ANC18LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC18LA030), Mar 26, 2018: Champion 7GC (N4844E), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a loss of control and failure of the main landing gear. Contributing to the accident was the…

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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