34.2098° N, 118.4900° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 28, 1982 · 20:30 local
Place
Van Nuys, CA
Airport
Van Nuys
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N18654
Reported as
Bbavia 7KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming IO320*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
560 total62 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Ground looped after raising tail to stop shimmy. Was near end of rollout. Crosswind was a factor.
As the FAA filed it
GROUND LOOPED AFTER RAISING TAIL TO STOP SHIMMY. WAS NEAR END OF ROLLOUT. CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.