# Accident 20200930019769A: Champion 7GCB, Defuniak Spring, FL, September 30, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2020, 11:08 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7325° N, 86.1525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7325&lon=-86.1525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8950R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,276 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200930019769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED ON LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOLDED AFT CAUSING THE RIGHT MAIN TO PULL THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA20LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA342), Sep 30, 2020: Bellanca 7GCB (N8950R), DeFuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left landing gear airframe cross tube during landing, due to corrosion hidden under riveted fairing.

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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