# Accident 20010512010109A: Bbavia 7DC, Hollister, CA, May 12, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2001, 11:17 local time
- Place: Hollister, CA
- Airport: Hollister Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 36.8933° N, 121.4100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8933&lon=-121.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4009B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4009B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010512010109A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1117 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 7DC, N4009B, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOLLISTER, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT OFF OF RUNWAY 31, IMPACTED A BERM, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM REID HILLVIEW, CALIFORNIA, ABOUT 1045. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HIS TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND CONDITION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. (-23) ON MAY 12, 2001, ABOUT 1117 HOURS PDT, AN AERONCA 7DC, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT, ENCOUNTERED A LEFT CROSSWIND DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE HOLLISTER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, HOLLISTER, CA. THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT OFF RUNWAY 31, IMPACTED A BERM, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS MADE                   UNDER 14 CFR 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM REID-HILL VIEW AIRPORT, SAN JOSE, CA, AT ABOUT 1045 PDT. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT HIS TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. HOWEVER, HE DID NOT ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE LEFT CROSSWIND CONDITION AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 LAX01LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA171), May 12, 2001: Aeronca 7DC (N4009B), Hollister, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate aircraft handling procedure and failure to maintain directional control while landing in a known crosswind.

## Other reports on N4009B (1)

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

- [Incident 19810408024269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408024269I), Apr 8, 1981: Bbavia 7BCM (N4009B), Angwin, CA, Minor damage. Lost control during landing and ground looped. Ya

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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