# Incident 19880822056209I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Laytonville, CA, August 22, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1988, 19:15 local time
- Place: Laytonville, CA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6623° N, 123.4948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laytonville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6623&lon=-123.4948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5265X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5265X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 288 total, 288 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880822056209I

## Narrative

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

MISJUDGED DISTANCE ON LANDING ON SHORT RUNWAY BECAUSE SUN IN EYES. BRAKED HARD AND NOSED OVER ONTO BACK.

## Other reports on N5265X (1)

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

- [Accident 19820513017459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820513017459A), May 13, 1982: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5265X), Willits, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control during cross wind landing.

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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