# Accident 20010602038939A: Bbavia 7ECA, Elkton, MD, June 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2001
- Place: Elkton, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6058° N, 75.8217° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkton, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6058&lon=-75.8217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5053G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053G) (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
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010602038939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BELLANCA LANDED ON RUNWAY 13 AFTER ANNOUNCING INTENTIONS ON UNICOM. PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WIND WAS BELOW 5 KTS, FAVORING 13. AFTER THE BELLANCA LANDED, A CUBBY WAS SEEN LANDING ON 31. THE BELLANCE PULLED ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STOPPED, BUT THE TWO AIRCRAFT COLLIDED LEFT WINGTIP TO LEFT WINGTIP. THE CUBBY IS AN AMATEUR BUILT EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT WITH NO ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND NO RADIO. BOTH RUNWAYS HAD BEEN IN USE THROUGHOUT THE DAY DUE TO CALM WINDS. THE CUBBY RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, IN THAT, THE LEFT FRONT WAS BROKEN IN SEVERAL PLACES. BELLANCE RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5053G (2)

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

- [Incident 20040704013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704013659I), Jul 4, 2004: Bbavia 7ECA (N5053G), Beaufort, SC, Minor damage. (-23) PIC reported that while making an off airport soft field landing the nose tire came in contact with wet sand while slowing to a stop causing the aircraft…
- [Incident 19930717026749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930717026749I), Jul 17, 1993: Bbavia 7ECA (N5053G), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage. On takeoff from grass beside runway aircraft struck runway marking sign. Operation authorized at this airport.

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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