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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · American Champion 7ECA · Longview, TX · November 11, 2021

Date: November 11, 2021 · 18:55 local
Place: Longview, TX
Airport: East Texas Regional Airport
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N793L
Reported as: American Champion 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming O-235-K2C
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 984 total766 in this make and model94 in the last 90 days

N793LRegistered now · American Champion 7ECAS/N 1409-2014 · Built 2014 Airframe modelAmerican Champion 7ECA Engine modelLycoming O-235-K2CReciprocating

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What happened

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

Interviewed the CFI and was told by him that the student pilot and CFI were doing touch and goes at the time of the propeller strike. He stated he instructed the student pilot to apply the brakes but the student did not respond to him. The CFI stated he applied the brakes and then the student did also causing the plane to pitch downward and the propeller to contact the runway surface. Due to the CFI taking control of the aircraft then lost control the CFI will receive counseling by a poi.

As the FAA filed it

INTERVIEWED THE CFI AND WAS TOLD BY HIM THAT THE STUDENT PILOT AND CFI WERE DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT THE TIME OF THE PROPELLER STRIKE. HE STATED HE INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT PILOT TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THE STUDENT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIM. THE CFI STATED HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THEN THE STUDENT DID ALSO CAUSING THE PLANE TO PITCH DOWNWARD AND THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DUE TO THE CFI TAKING CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST CONTROL THE CFI WILL RECEIVE COUNSELING BY A POI.