# Incident 19950318010779I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Dowagiac, MI, March 18, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1995, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9929° N, 86.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWAGIAC MUNI (C91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9929&lon=-86.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9692S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9692S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 18 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318010779I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON MARCH 18, 1995, AT APPROXIMATELY 2330, N9692S, BELLANCA CITABRIA, DEPARTED HASTINGS, MI (9D9), SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE PILOT, PRIVATE PILOT, DONALD M. SYMONDS, CERTIFICATE 372609453, WAS ADVISED THAT HIS RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (C91) AND LANDED. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE TWO PERSONS ABOARD, NO REPORTED INJURIES. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS MINOR. CLOSED 04/18/95.

## Other reports on N9692S (2)

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

- [Incident 19960830025749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025749I), Aug 30, 1996: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9692S), Dowagiac, MI. Narrative: on Friday, August 30, 1996 at approximately 1250 EDT, Mr. John c. amundsen acting as PIC of N9692S, champion 7GCAA, lost directional control during…
- [Accident 19880803030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803030129A), Aug 3, 1988: Bbavia 7GCA (N9692S), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Banner failed to release,caught another banner on ground. Pilot cut power. Plane crash landed. Improper tow splice.

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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