# Incident 19940724018999I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Palm Springs, CA, July 24, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1994, 13:45 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1691G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1691G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 15 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940724018999I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBJECTED TO A STRONG, GUSTING CROSSWIND. THE PILOT'S ACTIONS WERE NOT QUICK ENOUGH AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS FORCED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ITS UNDERCARRIAGE. THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ABOUT QUICKER RESPONSE TO GUSTY SITUATIONS. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1691G (1)

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

- [Incident 19931204050879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931204050879I), Dec 4, 1993: Bbavia 7GCBC (N1691G), Santa Ana, CA, Minor damage. Unknown to instructor, student pulled parking brake inflight. Landed with parking brake engaged. Prop struck runway

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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