# Incident 19951013037539I: Bbavia 7ECA, San Carlos, CA, October 13, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1995, 17:55 local time
- Place: San Carlos, CA
- Airport: San Carlos Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5119° N, 122.2495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN CARLOS (SQL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5119&lon=-122.2495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7569F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7569F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 40 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013037539I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 13, 1995 AT APPROXIMATELY 1755 PDT, A BELLANCA CH-10, N7569F, OPERATED BY DOGFIGHTERS, INC., STRUCK THE PROPELLER AND SPINNER DURING A LANDING AT SAN CARLOS, CA, ON A LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. THOMAS J. DIETZ, WHO HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE, DEPARTED SAN CARLOS AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 PDT FOR TAKE OFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MR. DIETZ HAD MADE SEVERAL PRACTICE LANDINGS AT SAN CARLOS BEFORE THIS FINAL LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF AT THE FIRST EXIT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT HAD NOT SLOWED SUFFICIENTLY AND SETTLED ON ITS NOSE WHEN HE APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT BRAKE. THE AIRCRAFT MOVED APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT FORWARD AFTER THE NOSE CONTACTED THE GROUND. THERE WAS LITTLE DAMAGE. NO PILOT DEVIATION OR 8020-11 GENERATED. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THE REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7569F (1)

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

- [Accident 20051229031649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051229031649A), Dec 29, 2005: Bbavia 7ECA (N7569F), Fredricksburg, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) This was a short VFR flight to T82 with a planned stop before returning to kerrville, Texas. Weather and winds were checked before arrival. The first…

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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