# Accident 20010215001609A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Jose, CA, February 15, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 15, 2001, 10:20 local time - Place: San Jose, CA - Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8197° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8197&mi=10 - Aircraft: N53893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53893) (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 - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA100) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215001609A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) DURING A LEFT CROSS-WIND LANDING ROLL-OUT ON 31R AT THE REID HILLVIEWAIRPORT (RHV) THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT LOST CONTROL OF AIRPLANE, IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK AN ANEMOMETER LOCATED SOME 30 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WING, WING SPAR AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. IT IS BELIEVED AND THE PILOT AGREES THAT THE LEFT CROSSWIND COMPONENT MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE OF THIS ACCIDENT. (.19)ON FEBRUARY 15, 2001, ABOUT 1117 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA 7ECA, N53893, OPERATED BY AMELIA REID AVIATION, SA JOSE, CALIFORNIA, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH AN OBSTACLE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE REID-HILLVIEW OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY AIRPROT IN SAN JOSE. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED FROM THE AIRPORT ABOUT 1100. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THE CONVENTIONAL GEAR AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31R. HE WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY DURING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 31R. HE WAS UNABLE TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND AS IT DECELERATED IT IMPACTED THE WIND-MEASURING INSTRUMENT (ANEMOMETER). THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT EXPERIENCING ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES OR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, AT 1117 THE WIND AT THE AIRPORT WAS FROM 230 DEGREES. ITS SPEED WAS 7 KNOTS. ## 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 LAX01LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA100), Feb 15, 2001: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Other reports on N53893 (7) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20131215023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131215023639A), Dec 15, 2013: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. During instructional flight on December 15, 2013, about 1045 pacific standard time a Bellanca 7ECA, N53893 struck a taxiway sign. In a statement from the CFI,… - [Incident 20100425033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425033299I), Apr 25, 2010: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. During the take off gound run on runway 31 following a touch-and-go landing, the pilot lost directional control. During an abrupt correction to the right, the… - [Accident 20050830026389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050830026389A), Aug 30, 2005: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During an attempted touch and go landing at Reid Hillview airport runway 31R, citabria N53893 piloted by [privacy data omitted] drifted to the right into… - [Accident 19950226002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002629A), Feb 26, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. High and fast. Landed last third runway. Tried go around. Veered off runway nosed over in mud. Failed noted p factor - [Accident 19891029049049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029049049A), Oct 29, 1989: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), Schellville/Son, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped the tail wheel aircraft after landing. - [Accident 19860223007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223007919A), Feb 23, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Nosed over in soft mud after departing side of runway. - [Incident 19850725039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725039009I), Jul 25, 1985: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student over corrected during rollout. Damage to left gear and wingtip. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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