# Accident 19981122045079A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Aurora, CO, November 22, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 1998, 13:30 local time
- Place: Aurora, CO
- Airport: Aurora Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7505° N, 104.6005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7505&lon=-104.6005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9632S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9632S-2021-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total, 230 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981122045079A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE PILOT ON RUNWAY 32 (4,687 FT. X 38 FT., ASPHALT) WITH A RIGHT `GUSTY' CROSSWIND. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE TAIL WHEEL BEGAN TO `SHIMMY.' THE PILOT SAID HE PUSHED THE CONTROL STICK FORWARD TO RELIEVE PRESSURE ON THE TAIL WHEEL. HE SAID A GUST OF WIND THEN CAUSED THE AIRPLANE AND WEATHER VANE SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN AND NOSED OVER. (-23) ON NOVEMBER 22, 1998 AT 1530 MST, N9632S WAS RETURNING TO AURORA AIRPARK FROM A SHORT CROSS-COUNTRY WHICH INCLUDED TOUCH AND GO ACTIVITY AT CALHAN, CO.  THE PILOT CONTACTED DENVER AFSS VIA RADIO TO OBTAIN UPDATED WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF AURORA AIRPARK (CURRENT AND FORECAST WIND WAS 320 AT TEN TO FIFTEEN).  HE STATED HE MADE A STABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY THREE-TWO IN AND MADE WHAT HE "FELT WAS A GOOD LANDING."  ON ROLL-OUT THE TAILWHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND HE NOTICED A STRONG CROSSWIND GUST OCCURING.  BEFORE HE COULD CORRECT, CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOST (EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, AND FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK).  HE IS TAKING ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION IN ANOTHER CHAMPION AT THIS TIME.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DEN99LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA021), Nov 22, 1998: Champion 7GCAA (N9632S), Aurora, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Factors were the gusty crosswind and terrain.

## Other reports on N9632S (2)

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

- [Accident 20200303005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303005659A), Mar 3, 2020: Champion 7GCAA (N9632S), Sterling, AK, Substantial damage. On March 3, 2020 at 8:30 am local time, N9632S, an American Champion 7GCAA, sustained substantial damage when the pilot landed short of the runway plowed area…
- [Incident 20190629008609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008609I), Jun 29, 2019: Champion 7GCAA (N9632S), Kenai, AK, Minor damage. Landing on unimproved gravel river bed, approach was to high and to long over shot landing area and hit lager rocks at the end of the area. Gear collapsed and…

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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