# Incident 19950331009409I: Bbavia 7ECA, Billings, MT, March 31, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1995, 17:20 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1967T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1967T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 475 total, 25 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950331009409I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: CHAMPION 7ECA N1967T PILOTED BY JAN THORNE LANDED ON RUNWAY 10L AT BILLINGS MONTANA LOGAN AIRPORT. DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN AN UNCONTROLLABLE TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT BOTH LEFT BRAKE AND LEFT RUDDER WITH POWER BURSTS FAILED TO STOP THE RIGHT HAND TURN OFF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE CAUSE OF THE TURN TO BE A COMBINATION OF A BROKEN TAIL WHEEL SPRING AND AN AXLE SEPARATION OF THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE AXLE SHOWED SIGNS OF A PRE-EXISTING CRACK ABOUT 1/2 WAY AROUND THE DIAMETER. NO ACTION IS ANTICIPATED REGARDING THE PILOT.

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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