# Accident 19991010042559A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Whiting, VT, October 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1999, 13:00 local time
- Place: Whiting, VT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8640° N, 73.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whiting, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8640&lon=-73.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N403AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N403AC-2007-06-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-C1F (registry code 41573, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-c1f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,412 total, 32 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991010042559A

## Narrative

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

(.4)AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND IMMEDIATELY YAWED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE YAWING BY APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER, AND SAID THE RIGHT RUDDER TRAVEL WAS 'SHORT AND STIFF.'  AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE TREES, HE PULLED THE POWER BACK AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND.  DURING THE LANDING, THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SHEARED AND THE RIGHT WING AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE.  ADDITIONALLY, EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S RUDDER SYSTEM REVEALED THAT THE RUDDER TRAVEL WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AIRPLANE'S TYPE CERTIFICATE DATA SHEET.  AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER WAS 6-FEET 2-INCHES TALL, AND WHILE HE DID NOT FEEL THE PASSENGER PUSHING ON THE RUDDER PEDALS, IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THE PASSENGER MAY HAVE HAD HIS FEET ON THE RUDDER PEDALS.  ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED HE ALWAYS BRIEFED PASSENGERS ABOUT NOT TOUCHING THE CONTROL STICK; HOWEVER, HE DID NOT BRIEF PASSENGERS ABOUT THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 NYC00LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA012), Oct 10, 1999: American Champion 8GCBC (N403AC), Whiting, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight passenger briefing, which resulted in control interference.

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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