# Incident 19990619023579I: Bbavia 7AC, Edinburg, NY, June 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 1999, 14:00 local time
- Place: Edinburg, NY
- Airport: Plateau Aky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2217° N, 74.1040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edinburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2217&lon=-74.1040&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82992, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82992) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7BCM/CONV (registry code 2110145, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7bcm-conv) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 30 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990619023579I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ONE OF BOLTS THAT HOLDS THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ON USES A CASTELLATED TYPE NUT AND A COTTER PIN TO SECURE IT.  THE COTTER PIN AS NOT INSTALLED, THE VIBRATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CAUSED THE NUT TO BACK OFF ALLOWING THE BOLT TO FALL OUT OF THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FACT THERE WAS NO BOLT SECURING IT.

## Other reports on N82992 (1)

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

- [Incident 19960417011709I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960417011709I), Apr 17, 1996: Bbavia 7AC (N82992), Hugh, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on the return flight to spencer field (private) from cuyler field (private), pilot elected to descend from 2500 feet MSL, because of military jet…

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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