# Incident 19960830025749I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Dowagiac, MI, August 30, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1996, 12:50 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9929° N, 86.1283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DOWAGIAC MUNI (C91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9929&lon=-86.1283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9692S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9692S) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 75 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960830025749I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1250 EDT, MR. JOHN C. AMUNDSEN ACTING AS PIC OF N9692S, CHAMPION 7GCAA, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT DOWAGIAC, MI. C91. WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE RIGHT MAIN STRUT HANGING STRAIGHT DOWN WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. A LANDING WAS MADE RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. MECHANIC WAS GIVEN COUNSELING BY AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE. AN M OR D HAS BEEN FILED.

## Other reports on N9692S (2)

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

- [Incident 19950318010779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950318010779I), Mar 18, 1995: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9692S), Dowagiac, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: on March 18, 1995, at approximately 2330, N9692S, Bellanca citabria, departed hastings, MI (9D9), shortly after takeoff the pilot, private pilot,…
- [Accident 19880803030129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880803030129A), Aug 3, 1988: Bbavia 7GCA (N9692S), North Myrtle Be, SC, Substantial damage. Banner failed to release,caught another banner on ground. Pilot cut power. Plane crash landed. Improper tow splice.

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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