# Accident 19990913025359A: Bbavia 7ECA, Port Heiden, AK, September 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Port Heiden, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 56.9592° N, 158.5796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.9592&lon=-158.5796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3017G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3017G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Reported engine: LYC O235C1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 224 total, 71 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990913025359A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1999, ABOUT 1230 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRPLANE, N3017G, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING ON AN AREA OF BEACH AT PORT HEIDEN, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT.  THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED.  DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR -IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1999, THE PILOT REPORTED HE DEPARTED A BEACH NEXT TO THE PORT HEIDEN AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT.  DURING THE LANDING ROLL UPON HIS RETURN TO THE BEACH, HE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO PROCEED UPHILL FROM THE WATER.  THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES STRUCK A CLUMP OF GRASS, AND NOSED OVER.  THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. (-23) AFTER LANDING ON A BEACH, THE PILOT PROCEEDED UPHILL FROM THE WATER AND STRUCK A CLUMP OF GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND DAMAGE OCCURED TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, WINDSHIELD, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.                (.4) THE PRIVATE CERTIFICATED PILOT DEPARTED A BEACH NEXT TO THE AIRPORT FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING ROLL UPON HIS RETURN TO THE BEACH, HE BEGAN A RIGHT TURN TO PROCEED UPHILL FROM THE WATER. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRES STRUCK A CLUMP OF GRASS, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR, THE WINDSHIELD, AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

## 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 ANC99LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA144), Sep 13, 1999: Champion 7ECA (N3017G), Port Heiden, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

## Other reports on N3017G (2)

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

- [Incident 20120506007389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120506007389I), May 6, 2012: Champion 7ECA (N3017G), Willow, AK, No damage. The PIC, a student pilot was practicing landings at the Willow Airport. On downwind the PIC pulled carburator heat and reduced power before turning base leg.…
- [Accident 19730506012199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730506012199A), May 6, 1973: Blanca 7ECA (N3017G), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Hit filings on beach hidden by grnd contour and shack.

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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