# NTSB LAX92LA198: Champion 7ECA, N2559F, Lake Havasu, AZ, May 4, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: May 4, 1992, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Location: 34.5711° N, 114.3583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAKE HAVASU CITY (HII), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5711&lon=-114.3583&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA198
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA198

## Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING TOUCH DOWN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - runway light
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

THE PILOT SAID THAT ON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND HE COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL PRIOR TO COLLIDING WITH SEVERAL AIRPORT LIGHTING STRUCTURES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2559F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2559F), registered now, S/N 175 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7ECA
- Registry model: [Champion 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (registry code 21101NN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 175
- Airframe hours: 2150
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-200A 100 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James V. Russell
- Registered owner: James V. Russell
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, October 15, 1991, 20 hours before
- Airport: HII, Lake Havasu City, runway 32, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 50; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 957 total, 45 in this make and model, 957 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19920504013209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013209A), May 4, 1992: Bbavia 7ECA, Lake Havasu Cit, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Ground looped striking lighting structures.

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.

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