# Accident 19991024038249A: Bbavia 7ACA, North Little Ro, AR, October 24, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 1999, 16:15 local time
- Place: North Little Ro, AR
- Airport: North Little Rock Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7804° N, 92.2498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7804&lon=-92.2498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N138MB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N138MB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ACA (registry code 1220438, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7aca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ACA
- Reported engine: CONT C8512F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 179 total, 51 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991024038249A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE 179-HOUR PRIVATE PILOT DELAYED ABORTIN THE TAKEOFF FROM A 3,009 FOOT RUNWAY AFTER SHE NOTICED THAT THE TAKEOFF ROLL SEEMED LONGER THAN USUAL. THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE AT 50 MPH AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET AGL. THE PILOT BECAME AWARE THAT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT AND LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE TO ATTEMPT TO INCREASE THE AIRSPEED TO 60 MPH. BY THE TIME 60 MPH WAS ATTAINED, THE AIRPLANE WAS TOO FAR DOWN THE RUNWAY TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT ELECTED TO TURN LEFT AND ATTEMPT TO RETURN TO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TURN, THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A GULLY AT THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE REASON FOR THE PARTIAL LOSS OF ENGINE POWER COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.

## 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 FTW00LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA016), Oct 24, 1999: Bellanca 7ACA (N138MB), No. Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff. A factor was the partial loss of engine power for an undetermined reason.

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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