19991104031549I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Mesa, AZ · November 4, 1999

Date
November 4, 1999 · 11:20 local
Place
Mesa, AZ
Airport
Falcon Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N122H
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,550 total56 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that after he had landed, his attention was on the radios. When he looked up, the aircraft spun around. He said that he "let it happen" to avoid more damage to the aircraft. Aircraft received minor damage to wheel pants and propeller, as well as cosmetic damage. Aircraft hit a sign alongside the runway. No injury to sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE HAD LANDED, HIS ATTENTION WAS ON THE RADIOS. WHEN HE LOOKED UP, THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND. HE SAID THAT HE "LET IT HAPPEN" TO AVOID MORE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO WHEEL PANTS AND PROPELLER, AS WELL AS COSMETIC DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT HIT A SIGN ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. NO INJURY TO SOLE OCCUPANT.