# NTSB SEA04CA116: Champion 7GCB, N9827Y, Florence, OR, June 21, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 21, 2004, 11:48 local (18:48 UTC) - Place: Florence, OR - Coordinates: 43.978889, -124.109443 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9789&lon=-124.1094&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 29, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 59497 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA04CA116 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59497/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA116 ## Probable cause Pilot's improper touchdown point during landing. A sand mound was a factor in the accident. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) - Gear collapsed, landing ## Analysis In a written statement the pilot reported that he encountered a wind gust just before touchdown and the airplane subsequently landed to the right of his intended touchdown point. Shortly after landing the airplane encountered a "sand mound" and the left landing gear leg collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. In his written statement the pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 280 degrees at 2-4 knots, gusting to 6 knots. ## Factual narrative On June 21, 2004, about 1148 Pacific daylight time, a Champion 7GCB airplane, N9827Y, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Florence Municipal Airport, Florence, Oregon. The airplane was being operated as a local visual flight rules (VFR) solo instructional flight under the provisions of 14 CFR 91, when the accident occurred. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured in the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight. In a written statement dated June 28, the pilot reported that he encountered a wind gust just before touchdown and the airplane subsequently landed to the right of his intended touchdown point. His statement indicated that shortly after landing the airplane encountered a "sand mound" and the left landing gear leg collapsed resulting in substantial damage to the fuselage. In his written statement the pilot reported that the wind at the time of the accident was from 280 degrees at 2-4 knots, gusting to 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9827Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9827Y), registered now, S/N 50, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Champion 7GCB - Registry model: [Champion 7GCB](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (registry code 21101PC) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50 - Engines: Lycoming O-350 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Donald M. Dickinson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 6S2, FLORENCE, OR - Destination: 6S2, Florence, OR - Airport: 6S2, Florence Muni, runway 33, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 69; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 52 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040621012699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621012699A), Jun 21, 2004: Bbavia 7GCB, Florence, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot landed short of grass runway 33, hit berm with wheel, drifted left toward paved runway. Left main gear collapsed. Propeller sustained… ## Other investigations on N9827Y (1) 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. - [NTSB MKC67D0090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67D0090), Jun 14, 1966: Champion 7GC (N9827Y), Hanover, KS, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.