# Incident 19990704008159I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Lockport, NY, July 4, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lockport, NY
- Airport: Lockport Cambria Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1695° N, 78.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-78.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2581F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2581F) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,951 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990704008159I

## Narrative

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

(TTY) ACFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND ON TAKE-OFF, RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO THE BUSHES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23)  ON MONDAY JULY 5, 1999, AT APPROX. 1230 LCL, A CHAMPION CITABRIA, 7GCAA ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF FROM LOCKPORT/CAMBRIA AIRPORT (62NY) LOCKPORT, NY.  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAKEOFF RUN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT FOLLOWED BY AN UNCONTROLLABLE LEFT TURN.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A CLUMP OF BUSHES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED HE WAS NOT INJURED.  THE ACFT SUSTAINED THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE:  THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT IS BROKEN OFF THE AIRFRAME, THE PROPELLER IS BENT, THE TAIL SECTION HAS A ONE FOOT "L" SHAPED TEAR, THE LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS ARE DENTED.  WEATHER WAS VMC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.  THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N2581F (1)

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

- [Accident 19830528021619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021619A), May 28, 1983: Bbavia 7GCAA (N2581F), Akron, NY, Substantial damage. Ground looped during a crosswind landing. Sideload collapsed the left main landing gear.

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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