# Accident 19980405005529A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Mcalester, OK, April 5, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1998, 14:30 local time
- Place: Mcalester, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9210° N, 95.7609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9210&lon=-95.7609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53739 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98TA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980405005529A

## Narrative

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

FIRE PATROL FLIGHT. TOO MUCH CROSSWIND TO LAND. BEGAN GO AROUND WHEEL HIT FFENCE TOP. WING HIT BRUSH. SPAR DAMAGE. (-23) ON LANDING AT HOME STRIP, AN UNEVEN 1800' X 100' GRASS RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CAUGHT BY A GUST OF WIND FROM THE LEFT AS IT TOUCHED DOWN ONE THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND DRIFTED RIGHT TOWARD THE EDGE OF THE STRIP, WHICH WAS BORDERED BY A FOUR-FOOT BARBED WIRE FENCE. POWER WAS APPLIED FOR A GO-AROUND, BUT THE RIGHT GEAR CAUGHT THE TOP STRAND OF THE FENCE. THIS RETARDED THE CLIMB PERFORMANCE AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD A NINE-FOOT TALL BRUSH PILE LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE FENCE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE BRUSH PILE, THEN THE GROUND BEYOND.

## 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 FTW98TA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98TA174), Apr 5, 1998: Bellanca 7GCBC (N53739), Mcalester, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusty crosswinds, during recovery from a bounced landing; and his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around. Related factors 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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