# Incident 20230319003229I: Champion 7ECA, Springdale, AR, March 19, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2023, 16:00 local time
- Place: Springdale, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1867° N, 94.1288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springdale, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1867&lon=-94.1288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5190X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5190X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230319003229I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 19, 2023, AT 1510HRS CDT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED AT SPRINGDALE, AR (KASG) FROM TRAINING FLIGHT THAT INCLUDED SEVERAL GRASS FIELD TAKEOFF/LANDINGS AT A NEARBUY PRIVATE STRIP (MO00). AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND ON ROLL OUT, A/C VEERED LEFT UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT PILOT INPUT. PILOT APPLIED FULL RIGHT RUDDER; INSTRUCTOR APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. A/C TURNED TO THE RIGHT. PILOT APPLIED HARD LEFT BRAKE. THE TAIL LIFTED, THE A/C NOSED OVER AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND DAMAGING PROPELLER, SPINNER AND COWLING. THERE WAS NO FORWARD AIRSPEED AND A/C TAIL WHEEL RETURNED TO THE GROUND.

WHILE PUSHING AIRCRAFT CLEAR OF RUNWAY GROUND CREW NOTICED RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING MISSING. A FOD CHECK OF THE RUNWAY WAS COMPLETED AND NO SPRING WAS FOUND. THE LACK OF THE RIGHT TAILWHEEL SPRING CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLABLE AFTER LANDING.

## Other reports on N5190X (1)

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

- [Incident 19901007052889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901007052889I), Oct 7, 1990: Bbavia 7ECA (N5190X), Plymouth, NH, Minor damage. Right wheel struck a dirt bank on landing then bounced on to runway. Passenger injured.

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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