Champion 7FC N7591B

Summary

On 10 October 2014 at about 14:30 local time, a Champion 7FC registered N7591B was involved in an accident near Reidsville, North Carolina, United States. One person was 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

10 October 2014 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Reidsville, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Rockingham County Nc Shiloh (SIF)

Coordinates

36.4372, -79.8511

Aircraft

Champion 7FC

Registration

N7591B

Category

Airplane

Year built

1957

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Reidsville → Reidsville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA15CA013

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll in gusty wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, during landing the airplane "settled" onto runway 31. Then, a "gust of wind lifted" the left wing and he attempted to counteract the movement by applying aileron correction. However, the airplane veered to the left, struck a runway sign and a taxiway light, and then came to rest in a grassy area. During the accident sequence, the airplane incurred substantial damage to the fuselage, empennage, horizontal stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The wind reported at the airport around the time of the accident was from 250 degrees at 4 knots, gusting to 14 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.