# Incident 19981212033259I: Bbavia 7AC, Jamestown, ND, December 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1998, 16:00 local time
- Place: Jamestown, ND
- Airport: Jamestown Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9297° N, 98.6782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMESTOWN RGNL (JMS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9297&lon=-98.6782&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1636E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1636E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O290D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 90 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212033259I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE RIGHT ACFT WHEEL FELL OFF. (-5)ON DECEMBER 12, 1998, AT 1600 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST), A AERONCA 7AC, N1636E, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING LANDING.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THE TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT JAMESTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA, AT 1515 CST.

## Other reports on N1636E (2)

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

- [Accident 19890715066149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890715066149A), Jul 15, 1989: Bbavia 7AC (N1636E), American Falls, ID, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Nosed over landing. Magneto drive gear stripped its teeth causing magneto to get out of timing
- [Incident 19880403020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880403020809I), Apr 3, 1988: Bbavia 7AC (N1636E), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. On rehearsal for an airshow. Damaged landing gear trying to land on bed of a pickup. Gear then collapsed on landing

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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