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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Champion 7GCAA · Brunswick, ME · July 24, 2026

Date: July 24, 2026 · 10:35 local
Place: Brunswick, ME
Airport: Brunswick Executive
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6322N
Reported as: Champion 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 821 total

N6322NRegistered now · Champion 7GCAAS/N 157 · Built 1967 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft entered the downwind leg for kbxm. The pilot turned short final at approximately 65 mph and executed a normal touchdown and initial rollout. During the rollout at approximately 10:35 am, the pilot noted a sensation consistent with a flat right main tire and applied left rudder to maintain directional control. Shortly thereafter, the right landing gear completely collapsed, causing the aircraft to veer sharply to the right and resulting in a propeller strike.

Following the aircraft coming to a stop, the pilot performed emergency shutdown procedures and conducted a visual assessment from inside the cabin, noting no evident fuel leaks.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR KBXM. THE PILOT TURNED SHORT FINAL AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND EXECUTED A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND INITIAL ROLLOUT. DURING THE ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 10:35 AM, THE PILOT NOTED A SENSATION CONSISTENT WITH A FLAT RIGHT MAIN TIRE AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.

FOLLOWING THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO A STOP, THE PILOT PERFORMED EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURES AND CONDUCTED A VISUAL ASSESSMENT FROM INSIDE THE CABIN, NOTING NO EVIDENT FUEL LEAKS.