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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7ECA · Manville, NJ · June 24, 2019

Date: June 24, 2019 · 11:00 local
Place: Manville, NJ
Airport: Central Jersey Regional Airpor
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5235X
Reported as: Champion 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 545 total34 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

N5235XRegistered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 698 · Built 1969 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot stated that he landed on runway 25 at 47N. On the landing roll-out, he stated that he felt a shimmy in the tailwheel. He pushed the control stick forward to "unload" the tailwheel, and then pulled the stick back. As he did this, the aircraft got "pushed hard" to the right. To correct this he applied rudder and applied too much breaks which resulted with the aircraft tipping over onto the prop spinner and cowling causing a prop strike.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AT 47N. ON THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, HE STATED THAT HE FELT A SHIMMY IN THE TAILWHEEL. HE PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD TO "UNLOAD" THE TAILWHEEL, AND THEN PULLED THE STICK BACK. AS HE DID THIS, THE AIRCRAFT GOT "PUSHED HARD" TO THE RIGHT. TO CORRECT THIS HE APPLIED RUDDER AND APPLIED TOO MUCH BREAKS WHICH RESULTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT TIPPING OVER ONTO THE PROP SPINNER AND COWLING CAUSING A PROP STRIKE.

Other reports on N5235X · 2

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

Accident 20040410005409AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Hardin, MT(-23) Strong crosswind caused pilot to choose to land on grass area of airport instead of on the runway. Barbed wire fence intimidated pilot into making higher than necessary approach, gusty winds caused him to carry extra airspeed both of these resulted in a…Apr 10, 2004 · Substantial damage Accident 19740909036749AOther Ground Ops · Seattle, WAFloat equipped. Ip deplaned onto float for docking ops,moved fwd into prop.Sep 9, 1974