# Incident 19960530025279I: Bbavia 8KCAB, Ben Wheeler, TX, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 17:15 local time
- Place: Ben Wheeler, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4465° N, 95.7019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ben Wheeler, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4465&lon=-95.7019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86AA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86AA-2002-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530025279I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE ATP RATED PILOT WAS ON A LOCAL CFR 14, PART 91 FLIGHT IN VMC WHEN HE ELECTED TO MAKE A LOW DOWNWIND APPROACH TO THE PRIVATELY OWNED LANDING STRIP. AFTER CHECKING THE RUNWAY FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND STRAY LIVESTOCK THE PILOT APPLIED POWER AND TURNED CROSS-WIND, THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO TURN UP WIND AND MANAGED TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT POWER. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE WING TIP, RIGHT LANDING GEAR LEG AND PROPELLER. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.

## Other reports on N86AA (1)

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

- [Accident 20020502010429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020502010429A), May 2, 2002: Bbavia 8KCAB (N86AA), Davenport, WA, No damage. (-23) During takeoff roll, encountered gust, a/c became airborne, RH wingtip contacted ground and a/c began to cartwheel. Engine struck ground. LH wing folded…

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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