Champion 7EC N7586E

Summary

On 1 December 2017 at about 21:15 local time, a Champion 7EC registered N7586E was involved in an accident near Ravenswood, West Virginia, 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

1 December 2017 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Ravenswood, West Virginia, United States

Nearest airport

Jackson County (I18)

Coordinates

38.9331, -81.8181

Aircraft

Champion 7EC

Registration

N7586E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1958

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ravenswood → Ravenswood

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA18LA040

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The commercial pilot completed one circuit in the traffic pattern that was uneventful, then performed a three-point landing. As the airplane's speed decreased, it began to veer to the right side of the runway. The pilot applied left aileron and full left rudder; however, the airplane continued off the right side of the runway. He applied full power to attempt to abort the landing, but the airplane went down an embankment before it came to rest, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing, right horizontal stabilizer, right elevator, and fuselage. The right main landing gear separated from the airplane during the accident sequence and, therefore, could not be tested. Although the pilot stated that the right brake "seized upon landing," an examination of the brake system did not reveal any evidence of mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Thus, it is likely that the pilot lost control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.