# Accident 19990514005269A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Buckeye, AZ, May 14, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1999, 09:45 local time
- Place: Buckeye, AZ
- Airport: Buckeye Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3794° N, 112.5510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3794&lon=-112.5510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9661S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,307 total, 45 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990514005269A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 14,1999, AT 0945 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CUTABRIA 7GCAA, N9661S, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 17, RAN INTO A DITCH, AND BENT THE LEFT WING WHILE LANDING AT THE BUCKEYE, ARIZONA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY TURF SOARING SCHOOL UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT HAD DEPARTED THE PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT, PEORIA, ARIZONA, AT 0915 THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT THE BUCKEYE AIRPORT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT A RUN-UP WAS CONDUCTED AT THE PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED WITH THE BRAKES. HE STATED THAT THE LANDING AT BUCKEYE WAS NORMAL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT ACTIVATE. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE TOOK HIS RIGHT FOOT OFF THE RIGHT BRAKE TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT GOING IN A FORWARD DIRECTION. HE STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OBSTRUCTION IN THE AIRCRAFT'S PATH (A HILL) AND HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE TO GO AROUND THE OBSTRUCTION. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT NOTICE THE DITCH OFF HIS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE DITCH AND BENT THE LEFT WING. THE PILOT STATED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT AN ISSUE, AND THAT CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE WIND WAS CALM. (-23) ACCORDANCE TO THE PIC, DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT BXK, THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY RELEASING RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE. THE A/C ENTERED A DITCH ON A LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT WING RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.      (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PERFORMED AN ENGINE RUN-UP BEFORE DEPARTING FOR THE FLIGHT AND NOTED NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM.  HE APPLIED THE BRAKES ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT, BUT THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT ACTIVATE AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY SIDE, AND COLLIDED WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.  THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE INTACT AND WITH NO FLUID LEAKS.  A FUNCTIONAL CHECK WAS ALSO PERFORMED ON THE LEFT BRAKE WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED.

## 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 LAX99LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA184), May 14, 1999: Champion 7GCAA (N9661S), Buckeye, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout.

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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