# Accident 20001007019119A: Bbavia 7AC, Santa Paula, CA, October 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2000, 17:00 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4009° N, 119.0694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4009&lon=-119.0694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707SR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A75*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,118 total, 350 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001007019119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT CONSISTED OF SEVERAL (5 OR 6) CIRCUITS OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING, ACCORDING TO THE PIC, THE LEFT WING CAME UP AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT, UNABLE TO STOP THE LEFT TURN, ADVANCED THE THROTTLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET AIRBORNE, BUT THE PARKED AIRPLANES WERE COMING UP FAST AND THE AERONCA DID NOT HAVE FLYING SPEED. THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE JUST AS HIS AIRPLANE STRUCK A CESSNA 150 AND A BONANZA, WHICH WERE TIED DOWN ON THE RAMP. ALL THREE AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BUT NO FIRE ENSUED AND BOTH OCCUPANTS OF THE AERONCA ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY. IT IS INTERESTING TO NOTE THAT THE PIC, MR. SCHUTZE, OCCUPIED THE REAR SEAT, WHICH IS NORMALLY USED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR GIVING INSTRUCTIONS, WHILE THE FRONT SEAT IS NORMALLY USED BY A PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, AND WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE USED FOR SOLO OPERATIONS. MR. SCHUTZE STEADFASTLY MAINTAINS THAT HE WAS NOT GIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO MR. PAVENTI DURING THE FLIGHT.                                                                                                                                                                                             (.4) ON OCTOBER 7, 2000, AT 1700 HOURS PDT, AN AERONCA 7AC, N707SR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT OFF RUNWAY 22 AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK TWO PARKED A/C AT THE SANTA PAULA, CA. AIRPORT. THE CERIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, WHICH WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM SANTA PAULA AT 1655 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IN HIS REPORT TO THE SAFETY BOARD THE PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED TAXIING TOO FAST WHILE EXITING THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING.

## 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 LAX01LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA017), Oct 8, 2000: Aeronca 7AC (N707SR), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain control of the tail wheel equipped aircraft while taxiing due to excessive taxi speed resulting in a collision with parked aircraft.

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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