# Incident 20260319003229I: Champion 7FC, Manvel, TX, March 19, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2026, 06:30 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe Air Park
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4791° N, 95.3266° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WOLFE AIR PARK (3T2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4791&lon=-95.3266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9058B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9058B) (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 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 165 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260319003229I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF AND THE LANDING GEAR LOCK COMPONENT FAILED ALLOWING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO RELEASE FROM NORMAL LANDING POSITION.  PILOT WAS INFORMED OF THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE GEAR AND CALLED FOR EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT TO STAND-BYE.  PILOT INITATED AN EMERGENCY LANDING THAT RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP DUE TO THE UNSAFE CONDITION OF THE LANDING GEAR.

MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND MID FUSELAGE BELLY

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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