# Incident 19971104034729I: Bbavia 8KCAB, San Francisco, CA, November 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1997, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Francisco, CA
- Airport: San Francisco International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6188° N, 122.3754° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN FRANCISCO INTL (SFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6188&lon=-122.3754&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33RY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33RY-2006-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8KCAB (registry code 2121000, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971104034729I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: TAKE OFF RUN WAS NORMAL BUT AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL ENGINE LOST POWER TO EXTENT THAT LEVEL FLIGHT WAS NOT MAINTAINABLE. THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH RUNWAY LEFT TO PUT DOWN ON AND A LEFT TURN WAS INITIATED TO RETURN. AFTER 45 DEGREES IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS NO WAY TO RETURN AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN PUT ON A HEADING TOWARDS A RELATIVELY FLAT BEACH CLOSE TO THE HEADING AFTER THE INITIAL TURN. GLIDE WAS MAINTAINED AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING CARRIED OUT WITH MINIMUM AIRSPEED CLOSE TO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT AND APPROXIMATELY 90 DEGREES TO APPROACH PATH WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP ON THE GROUND. PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE SURFACE OF THE BEACH COMPRISED MOSTLY LARGE ROCKS RANGING FROM 2 INCHES TO 6-8 INCHES IN DIAMETER. THE RIGHT GEAR WAS TAKEN OUT ON INITIAL TOUCH DOWN AND DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PROPELLER, FRONT COWLING, RIGHT SIDE UNDER FUSELAGE AND WING TIP. NO NMAC OR PILOT DEVIATION.

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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