# Incident 19981120040859I: Bbavia STC7, Omaha, NE, November 20, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1998, 16:30 local time
- Place: Omaha, NE
- Airport: Offutt Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1193° N, 95.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at OFFUTT AFB (OFF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1193&lon=-95.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86983, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86983) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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 STC7
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981120040859I

## Narrative

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

(-5)N86983 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF THE LH MLG STRUT UPON LANDING ROLLOUT AT OFFUTT AFB, NEBRASKA. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE CONCRETE SURFACE AND DISPLAYED EVIDENCE OF ROTATION UNDER A LOW ENGINE POWER SETTING.  THE PIC AND PASSENGER REPORTED NO INJURY.  SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION DISCLOSED A FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LH MLG U-BOLT, P/N 1-9805, AT THE FORWARD ATTACH POINT, ALLOWING THE GEAR TO PIVOT FORWARD.  THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE LH GEAR STRUT ALLOWED THE MLG WHEEL TO TUCK UNDER THE STRUT ASSEMBLY AND INDUCE AN INSTANTANEOUS FAILURE OF THE LH MLG AXLE.  REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS INDICATED THE LH MLG ATTACH U-BOLT HAD EXCEEDED THE 500 HOUR REPLACEMENT INTERVAL BY 1200 HOURS.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N86983 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031220033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031220033659I), Dec 20, 2003: Bbavia 7ECA (N86983), Plattsmouth, NE, Minor damage. (-23) On December 20, 2003, in the afternoon between 1300 and 1400, citabira, N86983, had a propeller strike on a touch and go at Plattsmouth Municipal Airport.
- [Incident 19880211011449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880211011449I), Feb 11, 1988: Bbavia 7ECA (N86983), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Veered left during third touch and go landing. Corrected to the right. Slowed. Aircraft nosed over.

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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