# Incident 20260422007959I: Champion 7KCAB, Janesville, WI, April 22, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2026, 12:27 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Janesville
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6316N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6316N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260422007959I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/22/2026 RICK LEYES WHILE ON LANDING AND ROLL OUT IN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FELT A SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED SHIFT OF THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT LIKE SOMETHING HAD SNAGGED ON HIS RIGHT WHEEL.  HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TO ADJUST FOR THE SHIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON TO ITS NOSE BECAUSE OF HIS EXCESSIVE BRAKING. LITE DAMAGE OCCURRED ON THE WHEEL COVERS, FRONT COWLING AND THE PROPELLERS.  THE ENGINE WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE ENGINE WHEN THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT.  IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TAIL WHEEL, WHICH WAS SERVICED REGULARLY, DID NOT SWING FREELY.  UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE GREASE IN THE PIVOT BEARING HAD BECOME CONTAMINATED NOT ALLOWING FOR FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE SUDDEN SHIFT RIGHT.

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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