# Accident 19960811043369A: Bbavia 7ECA, Rchmond/Ashland, VA, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 15:20 local time
- Place: Rchmond/Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7609° N, 77.4703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7609&lon=-77.4703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2598G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2598G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 560 total, 35 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811043369A

## Narrative

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

SWERVED ON THREE POINT LANDING. OVER CORRECTED. EXITED RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. NO DEFECTS IN BRAKE SYSTEM.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD96LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA134), Aug 11, 1996: Champion 7ECA (N2598G), Ashland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: an undetermined braking anomaly and/or failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing.

## Other reports on N2598G (1)

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

- [Incident 20140502005629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140502005629I), May 2, 2014: Champion 7ECA (N2598G), Modena, NY, Minor damage. 05/05/2014 Conducted on scene investigation of landing incident, while landing with slight left cross wind pilot lost control of aircraft approx. 10 feet AGL…

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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