# Accident 19980804019529A: Bbavia 7ECA, Van Nuys, CA, August 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1998, 13:40 local time
- Place: Van Nuys, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8335V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8335V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,106 total, 27 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980804019529A

## Narrative

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

GROUND LOOPED ON LANDING ROLL. (-23) INSPECTED AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS. CENTER FUSELAGE LANDING GEAR ATTACH BRACKET SHOWED FAILURE DUE TO STRESS.  PILOT AND PASSENGER STATED LANDING WAS NORMAL, AS DID ATC.  SUSPECT PREVIOUS HARD LANDING.  ALL AIRCRAFT RECORDS IN ORDER.  DID NOT DISCOVER ANY MAINTENANCE ITEMS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT. (.4) A PILOT WITNESS TO THE ACCIDENT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL APPROACH AND APPEARED TO BE COMPENSATING FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND BY LOWERING THE LEFT WING INTO THE WIND.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE LEFT MAIN, AND THEN THE RIGHT MAIN WAS LOWERED TO THE RUNWAY, FOLLOWED BY THE TAIL WHEEL.  AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE LEFT WING ROSE AND THE AIRPLANE TURNED LEFT.  THE LEFT WING DROPPED, ROSE AGAIN, AND THEN THE AIRPLANE TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE RUNWAY.  DURING THIS PROCESS THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED.

## 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 LAX98LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA257), Aug 4, 1998: Champion 7ECA (N8335V), Van Nuys, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and failure to maintain directional control that subsequently lead to a ground loop/swerve.

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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