# Accident 19990131000979A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Alliance, NE, January 31, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Alliance, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1000° N, 102.8692° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1000&lon=-102.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9668S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9668S) (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: 536 total, 7 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990131000979A

## Narrative

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

ACFT NOSE OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD FOR UNKNOWN REASONS. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE PILOT FLEW OVER A FRIEND'S HOUSE AND DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO THE HOUSE. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING, ON THE PLOWED FARM FIELD, HE, `...PROCEEDED TO GET ON THE BRAKES AND THERE WAS JUST NO GRABBING BETWEEN THE TIRES AND THE DIRT FIELD.' THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED MORE BRAKES, AND, `...ALL OF THE SUDDEN, THE TAIL CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.' IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDING WAS MADE TO THE NORTH. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THREE WING RIBS, TWO WING STRUTS, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. A FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS CONDUCTED AND NO ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND. NO OTHER ABNORMALITIES WERE FOUND WITH THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE AREA REPORTED WINDS FROM 150 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS.

## 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 CHI99LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA080), Jan 31, 1999: Champion 7GCAA (N9668S), Alliance, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: the unsuitable terrain for landing selected by the pilot-in-command. Factors were the tailwind landing condition and excessive braking by the pilot-in-command.

## Other reports on N9668S (1)

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

- [Incident 19911021050949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911021050949I), Oct 21, 1991: Bbavia 7GCAA (N9668S), Hyannis, NE, Minor damage. On engine start passenger had camera lodged against throttle. Unable to reduce power. Aircraft struck another.

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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