Champion 7ECA N9507S
25 October 1992 · Carroll, Iowa, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 October 1992 at about 15:00 local time, a Champion 7ECA registered N9507S, operated by Carroll Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Carroll, Iowa, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Carroll, Iowa, United States
- Nearest airport
- Carroll Municipal (CIN)
- Coordinates
- 42.0599, -94.8592
- Aircraft
- Champion 7ECA
- Registration
- N9507S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Carroll Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93LA020
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN CROSSWIND CONDITIONS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS LANDING THE TAILDRAGGER AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 13, WITH WINDS REPORTED OUT OF 220 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS. HE STATED DURING THE APPROACH 'EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE. I HAD THE RIGHT WING DOWN AND WAS USING LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY HEADING. I WAS ABLE TO FLY DOWN THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE WITHOUT A PROBLEM SO I GRADUALLY PULLED THE POWER BACK, FLARED SLOWLY AND LANDED ON THE CENTERLINE.' THE PILOT REPORTED AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED, IT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, AND HE '...COULD NOT STOP IT.' THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND SKIDDED INTO SOFT DIRT, COLLAPSING THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT STATED HE '...SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED USING LOTS OF BRAKE PRESSURE....AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THE RUDDER EFFECTIVENESS DECREASED AND I LOST CONTROL.' THE PILOT'S WRITTEN STATEMENT INDICATED A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 74 HOURS, OF WHICH 63 HOURS WERE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRCRAFT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 1992 | Champion 7EC | Chugiak, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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| 30 May 1992 | Champion 7GCB | Snow Lake, Alaska, United States | Rice, John G. | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Champion 7ECA | Lake Havasu, Arizona, United States | James V. Russell | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1992 | Champion 7KCAB | East Haddam, Connecticut, United States | John S. Hendry | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1992 | Champion 7ECA-326 | Clifton, Texas, United States | Little, John L. | Serious injuries | - |
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