# Accident 20010607011709A: Bbavia 7EC, Mattawa, WA, June 7, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2001, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mattawa, WA
- Airport: Desert Aire Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8005° N, 119.1498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8005&lon=-119.1498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7415B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7415B-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010607011709A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING LANDING FLARE ON RUNWAY 28 AT DESERT AIRE, AIRPORT, CROSSWIND CAUSED THE LEFT WINF TO RISE. PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BY ADDING FULL POWER. DURING GO AROUND AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY. LANDING GEAR CONTACTED SAGE BRUSH AND FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK.

## 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 SEA01LA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA01LA114), Jun 8, 2001: Champion 7EC (N7415B), Mattawa, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Contributing factors were the gusty crosswind condition and the high vegetation (sage brush) which the…

## Other reports on N7415B (1)

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

- [Accident 20100903042779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100903042779A), Sep 3, 2010: Champion 7EC (N7415B), Aurora, OR, Substantial damage. On September 3, 2010, N7415B, Champion taildragger was on a personal flight returning to the Aurora airport after practicing takeoff and landings. [privacy…

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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