# Accident 20000414007959A: Bbavia 7ECA, Arlington, TX, April 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2000, 20:40 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7490° N, 97.0801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7490&lon=-97.0801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2868Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2868Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000414007959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/14/2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 2040 LOCAL, PILOT IN COMMAND, RODNEY M. PETERSON, LOST CONTROL OF A BELLANCA AIRCRAFT, BL-7-ECA, N2868Z, WHILE ON VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT ARLINGTON AIRPORT, TEXAS. N2868Z DEPARTED THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY CENTER LINE. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS BEFORE NOSING OVER AND COMING TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES.

## 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 FTW00LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA125), Apr 15, 2000: Bellanca 7ECA (N2868Z), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A factor was the pilot's total lack of experience in tailwheel airplanes.

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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