Champion 7EC N4738E

Summary

On 2 August 2013 at about 18:43 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N4738E was involved in an accident near Sonoma, 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.

Date

2 August 2013 at 18:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Sonoma, California, United States

Nearest airport

Sonoma Skypark (0Q9)

Coordinates

38.2544, -122.4506

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N4738E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1950

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sonoma → Sonoma

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR13CA357

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a practice landing, the pilot lost directional control on the landing roll and drifted towards the right. The pilot did not act in a timely manner to prevent the airplane from departing the runway surface and the airplane subsequently struck foliage and sustained substantial damage to the wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.