# Incident 19960517041119I: Bbavia 7ECA, Oklahoma City, OK, May 17, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1996, 12:35 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Wiley Post Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5340° N, 97.6469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILEY POST (PWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5340&lon=-97.6469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5261X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5261X) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960517041119I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 17, GUSTY WIND PREVENTED THE PILOT FROM TURNING OFF OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT GAVE THE AIRCRAFT MORE POWER AND TAPPED THE LEFT BRAKE. AT THAT TIME, A WIND GUST PICKED UP THE TAIL AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TOWED TO A TIEDOWN. NOTE: PWA SA @17:50Z 250-0 10 MILES VIS 82/62 DEGREES WIND 18/25 G31 ALT. 29.79. NO ISSUES INVOLVED, INCIDENT RELATED TO STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

## Other reports on N5261X (1)

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

- [Accident 19840629071709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840629071709A), Jun 29, 1984: Bbavia 7ECA (N5261X), Wynne, AR, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed runway when pilot lost directional control because of his concern over other landing aircraft.

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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