# Incident 19991019036509I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Concord, CA, October 19, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 1999, 09:13 local time
- Place: Concord, CA
- Airport: Buchanan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9897° N, 122.0569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUCHANAN FLD (CCR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9897&lon=-122.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8357V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8357V) (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: 12 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991019036509I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE DATE INDICATED, MR. MAZZA, THE PILOT, REPORTED THAT UPON EXITING RUNWAY 19R, THAT AS HE WAS ENTERING A LEFT HAND TURN A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING SUCH THAT THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND.  RESULTANT DAMAGE WAS MODERATE.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE OUTER LEFT WING SPAR WAS CRACKED, NECESSITATING ITS REPLACEMENT, AND RECOVERING OF THE WING.  NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOTED.

## Other reports on N8357V (1)

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

- [Incident 20031218033379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031218033379I), Dec 18, 2003: Bbavia 7GCAA (N8357V), Martinez, CA. (-23) Pilot reported while over benicia CA, engine at 2500RPM, engine developed roughness for ten seconds. Engine returned to full power. The the engine RPM…

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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