No fatalities

Aircraft Ground Loop During Landing Results in Gear Collapse and Wing Damage

Chino, CA, United States

On January 19, 2019, a Champion 7ECA No Series was involved in an aviation accident near Chino, CA. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 12 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

SourcesNTSBPrimary reportUpdated 2026-08-03Data APIEditorial standards

A pilot reported that an aircraft ground looped during a landing with a light quartering tailwind, causing the landing gear to collapse and the right wing to strike the ground. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.

Incident Overview and Pilot Report The pilot reported that the aircraft was landing with a light quartering tailwind. Upon touchdown, the airplane ground looped, and the landing gear collapsed. ## Damage and Mechanical Status Following the gear collapse, the right wing impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations. ## Operational Context The source does not specify the aircraft type, registration, date, operator, location, or cause beyond the pilot's report of a light quartering tailwind and the resulting ground loop.

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Directional control — Not attained/maintainedPilot

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