# Accident 20230621018509A: Champion 7EC, Waunakee, WI, June 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2023, 13:35 local time
- Place: Waunakee, WI
- Airport: Waunakee
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1842° N, 89.4526° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1842&lon=-89.4526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80461, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80461) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7EC
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C90 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230621018509A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/21/2023 THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS DEPARTING WAUNAKEE AIRPORT (6P3) HEADING BACK TO BRENNAND AIRPORT (79C) WHEN HE HAD A LOSS OF POWER AND COMPLETED A FORCED LANDING ON A NEARBY ROAD. THE PIC PURCHASED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ON 06/20/2023 AND HAD AN ANNUAL COMPLETED THE MORNING OF 06/21/2023. THE PILOT AND A PASSENGER OCCUPIED THE AIRCRAFT. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THE PILOT ADDED 10.7 GALLONS OF 100LL FOR THE FLIGHT AND WEIGHT AND BALANCE. THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 09 AND PERFORMED A RUNUP AND TAKE OFF CHECKS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 09. ON THE CLIMB OUT PHASE OF FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND ESTIMATES THEY WERE APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. BASED ON THEIR CURRENT POSITION AND ALTITUDE THE PILOT DECIDED THE ONLY PLACE FEASIBLE TO DO AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS A STREET ABOUT A QUARTER MILE TO THE NORTH THAT PARALLELS THE RUNWAY. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING PORTION OF THE PILOTS FLIGHT THE AIRCRAFTS LEFT MAIN STRUCK A PARKED CAR, THEN THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A “NO PARKING” SIGN, THEN STRIKING A PARKED VAN WITH THE ENGINE OF THE PLANE. NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS HURT, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAIN MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN23LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA250), Jun 21, 2023: Champion 7EC (N80461), Waunakee, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial takeoff climb due to a worn manual fuel primer pump locking mechanism, which resulted in an unlocked primer and an overly rich fuel mixture.

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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