# Incident 19990423004039I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Hollywood, FL, April 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1999, 08:30 local time
- Place: Hollywood, FL
- Airport: North Perry Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0013° N, 80.2407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORTH PERRY (HWO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0013&lon=-80.2407&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9581S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9581S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (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 O320A1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990423004039I

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS INSTRUCTING A PASSENGER, MR. ROBERT CRAIG, WHO HOLDS NO PILOT CERTIFICATE OR STUDENT PILOT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, THE PIC ALLOWED THE PASSENGER (WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS) TO GET TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 09R (HWO) ALLOWING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO CATCH THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT, SUBSEQUENTLY TEARING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED DAMAGE TO THE BELLY MOUNTED ENGINE OIL COOLER ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AROUND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS. AIRCRAFT REPAIRED AND APPROVED FOR RETURN TO SERVICE PER FAA FORM 337 DATED 02 JULY, 1999.

## Other reports on N9581S (1)

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

- [Accident 20240721013139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240721013139A), Jul 21, 2024: Champion 7ECA (N9581S), Beaufort, NC, Destroyed. Aircraft accident: @0045Z rdu was advised that an aircraft was involved in an accident at the intersection of 1711 NC-101 and merrell farm rd, Beaufort NC. By…

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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