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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7ECA · Watkins, CO · November 23, 2020

Date: November 23, 2020 · 14:10 local
Place: Watkins, CO
Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2505F
Reported as: Champion 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,000 total150 in this make and model

N2505FRegistered now · Champion 7ECAS/N 127 · Built 1965 Airframe modelChampion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming O-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot was practicing touch and go landings at calhan airport and at cfo airport. Prior to the final landing at cfo, pilot was notified from tower that the winds had changed and were now blowing out of the north gusting to 15. With this in mind the pilot performed a crosswind landing, when the gear touched down the pilot over corrected and applied too much brake, resulting in a nose over. Aircraft damage is limited to spinner, prop, engine cowl and wheel fairings. Pilot stated that aircraft brakes had been recently adjusted and were more responsive than before. The more responsive brakes were a contributing factor when the pilot was not used to them. Upon hard brake application aircraft responded more aggressively than expected resulting in nose over. Counseled pilot in importance of familiarization of aircraft response to emergency actions and the resulting outcomes.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT CALHAN AIRPORT AND AT CFO AIRPORT. PRIOR TO THE FINAL LANDING AT CFO, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED FROM TOWER THAT THE WINDS HAD CHANGED AND WERE NOW BLOWING OUT OF THE NORTH GUSTING TO 15. WITH THIS IN MIND THE PILOT PERFORMED A CROSSWIND LANDING, WHEN THE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND APPLIED TOO MUCH BRAKE, RESULTING IN A NOSE OVER. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS LIMITED TO SPINNER, PROP, ENGINE COWL AND WHEEL FAIRINGS. PILOT STATED THAT AIRCRAFT BRAKES HAD BEEN RECENTLY ADJUSTED AND WERE MORE RESPONSIVE THAN BEFORE. THE MORE RESPONSIVE BRAKES WERE A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WHEN THE PILOT WAS NOT USED TO THEM. UPON HARD BRAKE APPLICATION AIRCRAFT RESPONDED MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN EXPECTED RESULTING IN NOSE OVER. COUNSELED PILOT IN IMPORTANCE OF FAMILIARIZATION OF AIRCRAFT RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY ACTIONS AND THE RESULTING OUTCOMES.