# Incident 19951227042579I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Grand Rapids, MI, December 27, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MI
- Airport: Kent County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9634° N, 85.6681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9634&lon=-85.6681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1646G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1646G) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042579I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED. WHEN AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON RUNWAY THE NEXT TIME IT WAS HEADING FOR THE EDGE OF RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF BUT STRUCK A SNOW BANK. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER IN THE SNOW. MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, WINDSCREEN, COWLING. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NO PASSENGERS INVOLVED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N1646G (1)

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

- [Accident 20070424006639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424006639A), Apr 24, 2007: Bbavia 7GCAA (N1646G), Grand Rapids, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing in hay field. On touchdown the aircraft moved slightly to the left and went into a rolling section of the field. The propeller struck…

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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