# Incident 19830902052019I: Bbavia 7HC, Sterling Juncti, MA, September 2, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1983, 21:17 local time
- Place: Sterling Juncti, MA
- Airport: Sterling
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4259° N, 71.7929° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STERLING (3B3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4259&lon=-71.7929&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8902R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8902R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7HC (registry code 21101PN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7hc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7HC
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830902052019I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

HARD BOUNCE ON LANDING. MADE GO AROUND. NOTED GEAR WAS BENT. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON NEXT LANDING.

## Other reports on N8902R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770208002269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770208002269A), Feb 8, 1977: Blanca 7HC (N8902R), Vidalia, GA, Substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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