# Accident 19980625024219A: Bbavia 7AC, Thompson Falls, MT, June 25, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1998, 12:30 local time
- Place: Thompson Falls, MT
- Airport: Thompson Falls Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5604° N, 115.4404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5604&lon=-115.4404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82834, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82834) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 442 total, 30 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980625024219A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OVER APPLIED BRAKES RESLUTING IN A NOSEOVER. (-23)AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING ROLL WHILE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TECHNIQUE.  PIC STATED THAT SHE HAD APPLIED WHAT SHE CONSIDERED ADEQUATE BRAKING.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOLD HER TO BRAKE HARDER, AND HE APPLIED HARD BRAKING, CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO PITCH FORWARD ONTO NOSE.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (.4) THE PILOT OF THE AERONCA 7AC WAS APPLYING BRAKING DURING A PRACTICE SHORT-FIELD LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT IN THE BACK SEAT TOLD HER TO APPLY MORE BRAKING, BUT SHE DID NOT APPLY AS MUCH AS THE INSTRUCTOR THOUGHT WAS APPROPRIATE. THE INSTRUCTOR THEREFORE ELECTED TO APPLY ADDITIONAL BRAKING, WHEREUPON THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO NOSE OVER. AS SOON AS THE NOSE-OVER STARTED, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT RELEASED THE BRAKE PRESSURE HE HAD APPLIED, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE FROM HITTING THE RUNWAY AND THE MAIN GEAR FROM LIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. AFTER HITTING THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT FELL BACK ONTO ITS MAIN LANDING GEAR WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO TEAR ONE MAIN GEAR ATTACH FITTING FROM THE FUSELAGE.

## 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 SEA98LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA110), Jun 25, 1998: Aeronca 7-AC (N82834), Thompson Falls, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's inadequate remedial action with the application of excessive brake pressure.

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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