# Accident 20260329003469A: Champion 7GCB, Peyton, CO, March 29, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2026, 12:30 local time
- Place: Peyton, CO
- Airport: Medow Lake
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9428° N, 104.5699° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9428&lon=-104.5699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N920CJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N920CJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260329003469A

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL CLIMB, AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT DEVIATED FROM INTENDED FLIGHT PATH, PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON ADJACENT GRASS RUNWAY 34.

AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRIKE THE GROUND.

## 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 CEN26LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA151), Mar 29, 2026: Champion 7GCB (N920CJ), Colorado Springs, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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