19980110002759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Leadville, CO · January 10, 1998

Date: January 10, 1998 · 10:32 local
Place: Leadville, CO
Airport: Lake County Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5275X
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA094
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming IO320E2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 152 total32 in this make and model

N5275XRegistered now · Champion 7KCABS/N 177 · Built 1969 Airframe modelChampion 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed in quartering tail wind. Lost control. Impacted snowbank. Off edge of runway. (.4)the pilot was practicing full stop landings on runway 16. The wind was from 150 degrees at 5 knots. During the last landing rollout, the wind direction changed to a quartering tailwind. The aircraft veered to the right side of runway 16, struck a snowbank, and nosed over. The vertical fin, propeller, rudder, left wing, and engine mount were damaged.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED IN QUARTERING TAIL WIND. LOST CONTROL. IMPACTED SNOWBANK. OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY. (.4)THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING FULL STOP LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 16. THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. DURING THE LAST LANDING ROLLOUT, THE WIND DIRECTION CHANGED TO A QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16, STRUCK A SNOWBANK, AND NOSED OVER. THE VERTICAL FIN, PROPELLER, RUDDER, LEFT WING, AND ENGINE MOUNT WERE DAMAGED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW98LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLeadville, COThe failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors were a sudden windshift from a headwind to a quartering tailwind, and the snowbank.Jan 10, 1998 · Substantial damage