# Accident 20220910016049A: Champion 7FC, Maxwell, CA, September 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 2022, 08:00 local time
- Place: Maxwell, CA
- Airport: Richter Aviation
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2756° N, 122.1796° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2756&lon=-122.1796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7550B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7550B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90-12F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 1 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA369) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220910016049A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022, THE PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF THE AIRCRAFT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE WEEK PRIOR TO THE EVENT. HE FLEW THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2022. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT WAS UNEVENTFUL. HE DEPARTED RICHTER AVIATION AIRPORT AND RETURNED TO RICHTER AVIATION AIRPORT TO LAND. THIS WAS HIS FIRST LANDING IN THIS AIRCRAFT. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RUNWAY, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT EXITING THE RUNWAY GOING OVER A DITCH AND COMING TO REST IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND FUSELAGE LANDING GEAR ATTACHING SUPPORT WERE DAMAGED, ALONG WITH SKIN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT-WING TIP. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MAINTENANCE ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT OR AFTER.

## 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 WPR22LA369](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA369), Sep 10, 2022: Champion 7FC (N7550B), Maxwell, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion.

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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