# Incident 19970421010549I: Bbavia 7ECA, Norwood, MA, April 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1997, 15:12 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9022L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9022L) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421010549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT OF N9022L (BL-CH-CH) ATTEMPTED TO LAND RUNWAY 35 OWD. UPON TOUCH DOWN, AIRCRAFT GROUND-LOOPED OFF RUNWAY AND INTO A GRASS AREA BESIDE RNWY. NO INJURY TO PILOT & SOLE OCCUPANT. MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT MAIN GEAR.

## Other reports on N9022L (1)

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

- [Accident 19880816033549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880816033549A), Aug 16, 1988: Bbavia 7ECA (N9022L), Lakeville, MA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel over large open field. Overshot same trying to land. Pulled up to clear trees,stalled,impacted ground

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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