# Accident 20000902009289A: Bbavia 7AC, Paso Robles, CA, September 2, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2000, 12:30 local time
- Place: Paso Robles, CA
- Airport: Paso Robles Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6729° N, 120.6271° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PASO ROBLES MUNI (PRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6729&lon=-120.6271&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82107, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85-12 (registry code 17124, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000902009289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE A/C SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND HE HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE A/C. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE AND THE PASSENGER DETERMINED THAT THE RUDDER PEDAL CONTROLS FAILED TO RESPOND DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE PASSENGERS FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 LAX00LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA334), Sep 2, 2000: Aeronca 7AC (N82107), Paso Robles, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to brief his passenger about the operation of the controls.

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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