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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7EC · Wahoo, NE · June 18, 1996

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Date
June 18, 1996 · 15:30 local
Place
Wahoo, NE
Airport
Wahoo Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7513B
Reported as
Bbavia 7EC
Reported engine
Continental C9012F
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,638 total2 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N7513BRegistered now · Champion 7FCS/N 7FC-17 · Built 1957Airframe modelChampion 7FCEngine modelContinental C90 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot made a normal approach to the runway. He landed hard and the aircraft began to "wheelbarrow". The nose wheel became imbedded in a soft spot on the runway. The airplane somersaulted and came to rest on its back. The only damage sustained was to the propeller and nose strut. The top of the rudder was slightly crushed. Weather was reported by the pilot as little or no clouds and good visibility. The winds were light.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. HE LANDED HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO "WHEELBARROW". THE NOSE WHEEL BECAME IMBEDDED IN A SOFT SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SOMERSAULTED AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE ONLY DAMAGE SUSTAINED WAS TO THE PROPELLER AND NOSE STRUT. THE TOP OF THE RUDDER WAS SLIGHTLY CRUSHED. WEATHER WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT AS LITTLE OR NO CLOUDS AND GOOD VISIBILITY. THE WINDS WERE LIGHT.