# Accident 20180511007709A: Champion 7ECA, Morrilton, AR, May 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2018, 19:00 local time
- Place: Morrilton, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1364° N, 92.7150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1364&lon=-92.7150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6333N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6333N-2020-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,045 total, 51 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511007709A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 12, 2018 AT 1900 CST, A CITABRIA CHAMP 7ECA, N6333N,. DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT THE MORRILTON, AR AIRPORT (KBDQ).  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WITH THE WINDS RECORDED AT 180 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS GUSTING TO 15 KNOTS.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING, LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE NACELLE.  THERE WERE TWO PEOPLE ON-BOARD THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE, ONE WAS THE RATED PILOT / AIRCRAFT OWNER AND THE OTHER WAS A PASSENGER.  THE^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATOR WAS MEDICALLY QUALIFIED AND CURRENT TO CONDUCT THE FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT WHILE CARRYING PASSENGERS.

## 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 GAA18CA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA279), May 12, 2018: Champion 7ECA (N6333N), Morrilton, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control in variable crosswind conditions.

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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