Champion 7KCAB N5101X
27 November 2010 · Rialto, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 November 2010 at about 18:30 local time, a Champion 7KCAB registered N5101X, operated by Foothill Flying Club, was involved in an accident near Rialto, California, 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 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Rialto, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rialto Municipal (L67)
- Coordinates
- 34.1292, -117.4014
- Aircraft
- Champion 7KCAB
- Registration
- N5101X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Foothill Flying Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Cable Airport → Rialto
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR11LA063
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
Fatigue cracking of the left main landing gear leg, which resulted in a gear collapse during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The certified flight instructor stated that he and the pilot receiving instruction were practicing landings in the tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said that during a wheel landing, with the pilot receiving instruction manipulating the flight controls, the airplane's left main landing gear collapsed, and the airplane skidded to the left and contacted a taxiway sign. The instructor reported that the wind was calm at the time of the accident. Postaccident metallurgical examination revealed that the left landing gear fractured at its inboard end due to fatigue cracking and corrosion damage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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