# Accident 20001021037359A: Bbavia 7ECA, Pulaski, WI, October 21, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2000, 17:05 local time
- Place: Pulaski, WI
- Airport: Carter Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6592° N, 88.2298° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6592&lon=-88.2298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7586F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7586F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001021037359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE SAW A SKYDIVER LAND ON RUNWAY 12L (TURF). HE CONTINUED HIS LANDING ASSUMING THE SKYDIVER WOULD VACATE 12L. PILOT STATED HE HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE SKYDIVER, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT BRUSH OFF THE RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY 12R SHEARING OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, FLIPPED OVER BENDING THE RIGHT WING DOWN 30 DEGREES.

## 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 CHI01LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA020), Oct 21, 2000: Champion 7ECA (N7586F), Pulaski, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the evasive maneuver initiated by the pilot. Factors were the presence of the skydiver on the runway, and the pilot's selection of a closed runway.

## Other reports on N7586F (1)

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

- [Accident 19790902026769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790902026769A), Sep 2, 1979: Blanca 7ECA (N7586F), Houston, TX, Substantial damage. Made hard landing, bounced. Drifted off side runway. Wing hit bushes. Unskilled in back seat.

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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