# Incident 20210829015339I: Champion 7GCAA, Belen, NM, August 29, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Belen Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6459° N, 106.8363° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BELEN RGNL (BRG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6459&lon=-106.8363&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2597F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2597F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210829015339I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 29, 2021, AT 1200 MST, A CHAMPION 7GCAA, N2597F,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT BELEN REGIONAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT LOS LUNAS NEW MEXICO, ON AUGUST 29, 2021 AT AROUND 1100 MST.

THE LH MAIN GEAR FRAME & OLEO ASSEMBLY FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HOWEVER, BASED ON THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS THE AIRCRAFT HAD SOME LANDING GEAR MAINTENANCE PERFORMED IN THE PAST DUE TO A HARD LANDING. THIS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PART FAILURE.

## Other reports on N2597F (1)

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

- [Incident 19970310009239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970310009239I), Mar 10, 1997: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2597F), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: Mr. Schluppenbaum had very little flight time (8HRS) in conventional gear aircraft. He was flying solo practicing landings. He explained just after…

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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