# Incident 20260501007879I: Champion 7ECA, Manhattan, KS, May 1, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2026, 13:59 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1414° N, 96.6716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MANHATTAN RGNL (MHK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1414&lon=-96.6716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9519S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9519S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 971 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260501007879I

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 1, 2026, A CHAMPION CITABRIA (7ECA) SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE FOLLOWING A RUNWAY EXCURSION AND NOSE-OVER DURING LANDING AT MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (MHK). WHILE CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK ON RUNWAY 21, THE PILOT NOTED THAT AIRCRAFT BEGAN WEATHERVANING TO THE RIGHT, PROMPTING APPLICATION OF LEFT RUDDER. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED, RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS DECREASED, REQUIRING THE USE OF DIFFERENTIAL BRAKING TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE RESULTING CONTROL INPUTS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LEFT, LEADING TO A WINGTIP STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER, SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT MAIN TIRE, LEFT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND BOTH WINGS.

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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