American Champion 7GCBC
FAA incident reports · 39
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Accident 20260727010999AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Sanford, MEDuring the landing rollout from a 3-point landing the pilot under instruction seeking a tailwheel endorsement overcontrolled the rudder first with a sudden, large right input followed by what felt like full left rudder or inadvertent brake application too…Accident 20260430006729AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Big Water, UTThe pilot in command states during a phone interview that they were performing low altitude flight in support of cattle round up in a rural area. At approximately 500 feet AGL, the PIC initiated a right turn, the turn was steep and the aircraft stalled. A…Accident 20251107021659AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Pineville, MOLanded with right quartering tailwind. Aircraft unable to stop in remaining runway distance and departed end of runway down sloped embankment. Right wing stuck tree and spun aircraft to the right causing left wing damage from ground contact, along with damage…Accident 20250509005539AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Big Creek, IDOn 05/09/2025 [privacy data omitted] suffered an apparent loss of power on final into Big Creek Airport in Idaho. Pilot attempted to land in a small clearing. Appeared to stall tree-top level. Impacted the ground, pilot was fatally injured.Incident 20250110000319IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Loveland, COPIC stated that the aircraft landed runway 33 to taxiway A2 aircraft began to drift left. The pilot then applied righthand rudder with limited response to the application of the righthand rudder. The pilot then applied lefthand rudder to avoid a taxi way…Accident 20240509005359AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Cedar City, UTOn may 09, 2024, a pilot and passenger were performing flight instruction at an unimproved airstrip. After performing one pass the pilot came back around and attempted a three-point landing. During approach the aircraft stalled from approximately 10 feet AGL…Accident 20230907016399AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Woodland, CAPilot has a private certificate, asel and instrument airplane. Was working on his tail dragger endorsement in an airplane that he had purchased. Pilot stated "after completing approximately 7 take offs and landings in calm weather conditions successfully I…Accident 20220310003129AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Plainville, CTOn March 10, 2022 at approximately 1045 EST, civil aircraft N91JB, an American Champion Aircraft model 7GCBC, serial number 1251-98 was involved in an accident. The aircraft was being operated by[privacy data omitted]when the aircraft departed runway 20 and…Incident 20210818013819IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Loveland, COAttempting to land the pilot lost control on roll out and the aircraft did a ground loop causing damage to the right landing main landing gear.Accident 20200714011489AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Arcola, TXAccording to the flight instructor, after the student pilot touched down on runway 27 with a good landing, the aircraft started to veer to the right. Then, the student pilot responded by overcorrecting and applying full left rudder and power. The plane…Accident 20200712008449AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Mccall, IDOn July 12, 2020, at approximately 0830 hrs mountain daylight time, an American champion model 7GCBC aircraft lost directional control and flipped over on landing roll out at Mile Hi us forest service strip (K10), approximately 48 NM NE of Mccall, Idaho. The…Accident 20200525007149AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Spotted Horse, WYPilot was taking off from family owned farm field. Pilot aborted takeoff. When aircraft slowed and lost elevator authority, tail started coming up and pilot couldn't release brakes in time to avoid nose over.Accident 20180318004369AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Ontario, OROn March 18, 2018, at approximately 1430 hrs mountain daylight time, an American champion model 7GCBC aircraft lost directional control on touchdown and departed runway 33 at Ontario Municipal Airport, Oregon (ono). The aircraft sustained substantial damage…Accident 20180202000079AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Santa Paula, CAAircraft departed Santa Paula Airport (szp), Santa Paula, CA, at 1030 PST. Pilot was on a personal flight, with one passenger on board. Pilot reported that while landing, she became distracted by another airplane in the pattern, and veered to the right. Pilot…Incident 20170604008069IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · San Bernardino, CAAirman just bought this aircraft (new to him) and flew from big bear (L35) to san BERNARDIN0 (ksbd) to practice takeoffs and landings and a gust of wind or downdraft caused a very sharp right bank and nosedown attitude. The aircraft propeller impacted the…Incident 20170331002909IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Stockton, CAPilot was performing taxiing aircraft for takeoff at Stockton, CA. On downwind taxi the left wing raised and aircraft ground looped into the gravel on side of taxi way. No injuries to pilot.Accident 20160529025139AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Warner, NHNon-instrument rated pilot inadvertently continued cruise flight into deteriorating conditions. After entering IMC and attempting to climb away from mountainous terrain, spatial disorientation resulted in a spiral descent and impact. Prevailing conditions…Incident 20150415006749IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Livermore, CACFI and student were in aircraft on runway 07 left at Livermore, CA. Performing taxi instruction when aircraft hit a gust of wind, aircraft became airborne and touchdown on parallel runway. The right wing tip and propeller tips hit the ground which caused…Accident 20140920016329AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Tieton, WAPilot was taking off runway 20 at Tieton State and hit the propeller on the sod runway about 2/3 from the take off end and then became airborne unable to sustain flight. Aircraft crashed off end of runway in lake bed after hitting a sand island in rimrock…Accident 20140823015409AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Lago Vista, TX24 Year old private pilot, with a single engine land rating crashed for unknown reasons. The aircraft impacted the ground inverted in a nose down attitude. Aircraft was destroyed by impact and fire.Accident 20140707010802AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Cascade, IDN162CG departed mccall airport (myl) enroute to sulfer creek ranch (pvt) for breakfast. Approximately 2.5 miles south of Landmark airstrip (0U0) N7390K and N162CG collided. The inflight contact resulted in damage to N162CG'S propeller blades and the fuselage…Incident 20111026026729IAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Palo Alto, CAOctober 26, 2011, 1506L, student pilot, [privacy data omitted], reported practicing solo landings at pao RWY31 in citabria 7GCBC N59WD. Prior to incident, student performed 5 full stop landings and 1 go-around successfully with no control difficulties. During…Accident 20110702025089AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Sugar Land, TXThe PIC was landing rwy 17 at Sugar Land regional airport (sgr) in a conventional gear aircraft. After landing and on roll out the pilot stated that the tail of the aircraft was swinging to the right. The pilot responded with right rudder but could not stop…Accident 20110702016549AAmerican Champion 7GCBC · Hayti, SDThis accident occurred at about 2115 CDT about 5 nw of Hayti, SD. The pilot and two juvenile male passengers were on a pleasure flight when the aircraft struck power lines and crashed, fatally injuring the pilot and his two passengers. The aircraft was…Incident 20110129001069IAmerican CH 7GCBC · Palo Alto, CAOn second approach to runway 31, the aircraft was onspeed, on center line, on glide path with good crosswind correction. Upon touchdown, a go around was initiated. During go around procedure the pilot noted a significant thump coming from the tail section.…Accident 20100616037859AChampion AC 7GCBC · Arcola, TXStudent pilot [privacy data omitted] was flying N72EB solo in the traffic pattern at Houston Southwest Airport. He had made 2 landing prior to the final landing that resulted in the accident. As he approached his base leg the instructor that was observing…Accident 20100515034639AAmerican CH 7GCBC · Glens Falls, NYPilot landed long on an approved grass landing area next to and parallel with runway 1. Because of another airplane on the "base leg" for the grass landing area, Mr. Longe decided to takeoff again instead of making a full stop landing. He stated that his…Incident 20090906014909IBbavia 7GCBC · Stoneburg, TX(-23) During landing, excessive groung speed when rt turn initiated, resulted in ground loop. Rt m/l/g attach point broke, damage to wing tip.Incident 20090510006559IBbavia 7GCBC · Angel Fire, NM(-23) On may 10, 2009 t 1515 MST, N356JB, an American champion, registered to the pilot made an off runway landing at angle Fire, NM after a gust of wind caused the aircraft to leave the ground prematurely during the takeoff roll on runway 17. Visual…Incident 20081121851829IBbavia 7GCBC · Reno, NV(-23) On Friday, November 21, 2008, at approximately 1415 hours PST, N56SJ departed from Stead airport (4SD) for a 30 minute flight. Departure track was about 060 degrees and leveled off at 7, 500 feet. About 10 minutes into the flight, pilots scan caught a…Incident 20070911020669IBbavia 7GCBC · Fort Collins/L, CO(-23) A 3000 hour CFI and private rated student were on an instructional flight and in the landing phase with the intent of making a main wheel landing in a conventional geared a/c. the weather was VFR with 6 KTS of wind on the nose while landing rw 150 fnl.…Accident 20070623010249ABbavia 7GCBC · Coats, NC(-23) Aircraft landed on a Private airstrip in harnet county (albert gregory field). After landing pilot turned around to taxi back for takeoff when right main gear struck a hole and aircraft right main gear collapsed and spun aircraft around damaging left…Accident 20070208002359ABbavia 7GCBC · Deland, FL(-23) On 2/8/07 while attempting to land at bob lee airport located at Deland, FL, pilot states he was landing on runway 27, the aircraft bounced about 20 feet and yawed to the left. In attempting to correct the situation he over corrected to the right…Accident 20060720014799ABbavia 7GCBC · Greenfield, CA(-23) Airman was performing "touch & go's" on a rural farming road when on the second landing the aircraft encountered a thermal gust of wind resulting with the left wing rising suddenly causing the right wing to contact the ground. The aircraft then rotated…Accident 20050805024289ABbavia 7GCBC · Watertown, WI(-23) On August 5, 2005, about 1700 central daylight time, N515KG registered as an American champion 7-gcbc airplane, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when, on landing at Watertown, Wisconsin, it veered to the right and exited the runway.…Accident 20031126030639ABbavia 7GCBC · Menominee, MI(-23) On takeoff roll, pilot states there was a slight bump that felt like he ran over something on the left side of aircraft. Pilot continued takeoff and plane appeared to respond normally, climbed to 2200' and circled the Twin cities of Marinette and…Incident 19991104031549IBbavia 7GCBC · Mesa, AZ(-23) Pilot stated that after he had landed, his attention was on the radios. When he looked up, the aircraft spun around. He said that he "let it happen" to avoid more damage to the aircraft. Aircraft received minor damage to wheel pants and propeller, as…Incident 19961221044849IBbavia 7GCBC · Catoosa, OKNarrative: aircraft engine quit while in cruise flight. Aircraft landed safely without damage to the aircraft or injury to anyone on board. The aircraft landed on an abandoned industrial road. Airman competency in the differences of fuel consumption on a new…Accident 19960529011889ABbavia 7GCBC · Des Moines, IAAircraft veered off runway to the right and flipped over.
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