# Accident 19970805023679A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Union, IL, August 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1997, 13:55 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0902° N, 88.5208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0902&lon=-88.5208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5066X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5066X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 703 total, 7 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA247) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970805023679A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS LANDING AFTER TOWING AND RELEASING A GLIDER. THE WIND WAS FROM 020 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. THE PILOT SAID, 'I LANDED TO THE WEST, RUNWAY 27, ON THE SKY SOARING AIRPORT  GRASS STRIP AND WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A SPEED AT WHICH THE RUDDER HAD LOST EFFECTIVENESS. THE AIRPLANE STARTED A SLIGHT GROUND LOOP TOWARD THE RIGHT (NORTH), WHICH I CORRECTED BY USE OF THE LEFT HEEL BRAKE. BUT, THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL HEADED 15 TO 20 DEGREES RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, TOWARD A GLIDER TIED DOWN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FIELD. I STEPPED ON BOTH HEEL BRAKES TO STOP THE FORWARD MOVEMENT, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND ENDED ON ITS BACK.'  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE PILOT HAD ONLY ABOUT 7 HOURS IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.                                                              (-23) NO NARRATIVE

## 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 CHI97LA247](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA247), Aug 5, 1997: Champion 7KCAB (N5066X), Hampshire, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing, and his excessive use of brakes, which resulted in a nose over. Factors relating to the accident were: the…

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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