# Incident 19970420010489I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Eagle, PA, April 20, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1997, 16:20 local time
- Place: Eagle, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0762° N, 75.6847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Eagle, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0762&lon=-75.6847&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8642V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8642V-2013-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 120 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970420010489I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 20, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1620 EST, A BELANCA CITABRIA BL-7-GCAA, N8642V, PILOTED BY JOHN P. SMOOTS, A COMMERCIAL PILOT, ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING NEAR THE TOWN OF EAGLE, PA. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK. PROPELLER AND WING STRUT DAMAGE RESULTED. THE PILOT SUSTAINED A MINOR CUT TO THE HEAD AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. DURING THE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE WAS TRAVELING SLOW ENOUGH TO SAFELY TURN THE AIRCRAFT AROUND. UNFORTUNATELY, HE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST AND A GROUND LOOP RESULTED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N8642V (1)

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

- [Accident 20071006830579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071006830579A), Oct 6, 2007: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8642V), Toughkenamon, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) While taking off from runway 24 with glider in tow during a glider towing activity at New Garden Airport (N57), the glider instructor noticed a tail…

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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