# Accident 20000706004469A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Wildwood, NJ, July 6, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2000, 14:40 local time
- Place: Wildwood, NJ
- Airport: Cape May County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0084° N, 74.9085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CAPE MAY COUNTY (WWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0084&lon=-74.9085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10989, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10989) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000706004469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TOUCHDOWN NORMAL-MLG. LEFT LANDING GEAR STARTED TO WOBBLE, SEPARATED FROM MOUNT.

## 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 NYC00LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA187), Jul 6, 2000: Bellanca 7GCBC (N10989), Wildwood, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: an improper flare by the pilot which induced an overload failure on the left side landing gear bolts. Factors were the corrosion on the bolts, and the failure of the operator to change the u-bolt in…

## Other reports on N10989 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730519012069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730519012069A), May 19, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC (N10989), Spring Hill, WV, Substantial damage. L wing and prop hit gnd.1HR dual 2HR solo this make,model.

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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