# Accident 20221025016299A: Champion 7FC, North Polk City, FL, October 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 2022, 11:50 local time
- Place: North Polk City, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N6ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6ND) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 169 total, 32 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221025016299A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^A 158 CHAMPION AIRCRAFT, EXPERIENCED A CONTROL MALFUNCTION WHILE DOING MANEUVERS NORTH OF 4FD7 AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WANTED TO START CLIMBING AND YAWING TO THE LEFT UNCOMMANDED. THE PILOT TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE DESCENDING. IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN LATERAL CONTROL, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FARM FIELD NORTH OF 4FD7. DURING THE PROCESS OF FORCE LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT HIT SEVERAL TREES AND SUBSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO ITS FUSELAGE, ENGINE, PROPELLER AND WINGS. UPON LANDING, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO WALK AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND NOTIFY THE LOCAL FSDO OF THE EVENT.

DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION, THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FOUND A PAIR OF HEADSETS LODGED IN THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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