# Accident 20200714011489A: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC, Arcola, TX, July 14, 2020 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 14, 2020, 11:30 local time - Place: Arcola, TX - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10 - Aircraft: N72EB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72EB) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 7GCBC - Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor - Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA281) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200714011489A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 27 WITH A GOOD LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THEN, THE STUDENT PILOT RESPONDED BY OVERCORRECTING AND APPLYING FULL LEFT RUDDER AND POWER. THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY SHOT TOWARDS THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THIS OVERCORRECTION AND THE ADDING OF POWER, THE INSTRUCTOR IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE STUDENT PILOT THAT SHE HAD THE CONTROLS. STUDENT PILOT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE INSTRUCTOR?S COMMAND AND CONTINUED TO FIGHT FOR THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT. EVEN WITH THE STUDENT PILOT FIGHTING FOR THE CONTROLS, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ABLE TO GET THE POWER BACK AND GET THE AIRCRAFT HEADED BACK TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THEN AGAIN, THE STUDENT PILOT IGNORED THE INSTRUCTION THAT THE INSTRUCTOR HAD THE CONTROLS A SECOND TIME, WHEREBY THE STUDENT PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND AGAIN ADDING POWER. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGIN TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE SLOPING DITCH. THE INSTRUCTOR INDICATED THAT AT THAT POINT THE STUDENT WAS IN A STATE OF PANIC, STILL FIGHTING FOR THE CONTROLS AFTER THE INSTRUCTOR TWICE TELLING THE STUDENT PILOT THAT SHE HAD THE CONTROLS. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXITING THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERING THE DITCH, THE STUDENT PILOT AGAIN FIGHTING THE INSTRUCTOR ON THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT OVERCORRECTED AGAIN BY ADDING LEFT RUDDER AND POWER CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE SURFACE AND STOP. IN ADDITION TO THE PROP STRIKE, THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING CAUSING IT TO BREAK AT THE STRUT ATTACHMENT POINT. IN ADDITION, THE RIGHT WHEEL WAS SHEARED OFF THE LEG OF THE AIRCRAFT. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE CHECKED AND NO ANOMALIES NOTED. RADIOS INTERCOM SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONALLY CHECKED AND FOUND THE COMMUNICATION LOUD AND CLEAR. ## 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 CEN20CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA281), Jul 14, 2020: Champion 7GCBC (N72EB), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor and student pilot did not properly transfer airplane control during ground rollout, which resulted in the airplane exiting the runway and impacting a ditch. ## Other reports on N72EB (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20100616037859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100616037859A), Jun 16, 2010: Champion Ac 7GCBC (N72EB), Arcola, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying N72EB solo in the traffic pattern at Houston Southwest Airport. He had made 2 landing prior to the final… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.