# Incident 19990504020169I: Bbavia 7ECA, Lexington, KY, May 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1999, 20:30 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1195E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1195E-2012-06-04) (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 7ECA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,735 total, 126 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990504020169I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY VFR, FAR PART 91 FLIGHT FROM SHELBY, NC TO INDIANAPOLIS, IN WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, THE PILOT MADE AN ENROUTE LANDING AT BLUE GRASS AIRPORT IN LEXINGTON, KY. UPON TOUCHDOWN WITH A TAIL WHEEL LANDING ON THE CENTER OF RUNWAY 23 THE PILOT WAS CONTINUING TO "ROLL OUT" WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED VEERING TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER BUT DUE TO THE LOW SPEED WAS UNABLE TO FULLY CORRECT AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO GO TO THE LEFT (APP. 70 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY) UNTIL IT RAN OFF OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR BEING BENT APP. 45 DEGREES INWARD (BOTTOM OF TIRE TOWARDS FUSELAGE).  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FOR APP. 25 FEET INTO THE GRASS AREA AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE NOSE POINTING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AS THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR.

## Other reports on N1195E (2)

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

- [Accident 20000618042519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000618042519A), Jun 18, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA (N1195E), Westfield, IN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed Westfield, IN airport at app 16:30 EST. Aircraft reported lost power shortly after take off and struck a tree with the lt wing and then…
- [Accident 19811027069619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811027069619A), Oct 27, 1981: Bbavia 7ECA (N1195E), Neenah, WI, Substantial damage. During wheel landing, aircraft hit soft spot in runway causing aircraft to flip inverted.

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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