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FAA incident report · Bbavia 7BCM · Pell City, AL · May 10, 1997

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Date
May 10, 1997 · 09:40 local
Place
Pell City, AL
Airport
St Clair County Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N66583
Reported as
Bbavia 7BCM
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,298 total58 in this make and model58 in the last 90 days
N66583Registered now · Aeronca 7BCMS/N 7BCM-236 · Built 1947Airframe modelAeronca 7BCMEngine modelContinental C85 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: pilot stated: upon landing a sudden gust of wind caught him from the left side. The pilot then turned the left wing down as he added power. The aircraft bounced off the left main and then the right main stayed on the ground. But with the increased power lateral control was lost as the aircraft stayed on the right main with left wing high and veered off the runway approximately 200 ft. and striking N2552Q a Piper archer and a Piper super cub N8680D.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED: UPON LANDING A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIM FROM THE LEFT SIDE. THE PILOT THEN TURNED THE LEFT WING DOWN AS HE ADDED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE LEFT MAIN AND THEN THE RIGHT MAIN STAYED ON THE GROUND. BUT WITH THE INCREASED POWER LATERAL CONTROL WAS LOST AS THE AIRCRAFT STAYED ON THE RIGHT MAIN WITH LEFT WING HIGH AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 200 FT. AND STRIKING N2552Q A PIPER ARCHER AND A PIPER SUPER CUB N8680D.