# Accident 20010626020319A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Hudson, MI, June 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2001, 20:30 local time
- Place: Hudson, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8490° N, 84.3392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8490&lon=-84.3392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86960 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010626020319A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JUNE 26, 2001, AT 2030 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 7KCAB, N86960, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING ON A ROAD AT HUDSON, MICHIGAN. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCHESTER, WISCONSIN, AND WAS EN ROUTE TO WILMINGTON, DELAWARE. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST HAD NEW WINGS INSTALLED AT THE AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT COMPANY, ROCHESTER, WISCONSIN. HE WAS TAKING THE AIRPLANE TO DELAWARE. THE PILOT SAID THAT AFTER THE ENGINE FAILED, HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON A ROAD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE WHEEL WENT INTO A POT HOLE IN THE ROAD. A FAA INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AT THE ACCIDENT SCENE. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PUSHED AFT. THE FUSELAGE FRAME AT THE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINT WAS BENT UPWARD. THE FUSELAGE SKIN AT THE LANDING GEAR ATTA CH POINT WAS WRINKLED. THE LOWER COWLING, OIL FILTER AND PROPELLER SPINNER SHOWED DENTS AND SCRAPES. AN EXAMINATION OF THE COCKPIT SHOWED THE 2 POSITION, ON-OFF FUEL SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE "ON" POSITION. AN EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE'S FUEL TANKS SHOWED RIGHT FUEL TANK EMPTY AND THE LEFT FUEL TANK FULL OF FUEL. THE TWO FUEL PICKUP PORTS IN THE LEFT FUEL TANK WERE COMPLETELY BLOCKED WITH AN UNKNOWN MATERIAL. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. NO OTHER ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE FOUND. (-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE AMERICAN CHAMPION FACTORY IN ROCHESTER, WI IN AFTER HAVING NEW WING ASSEMBLIES INSTALLED. TWO HOURS INTO THE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STOPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD NEAR HUDSON, MI WITH THE MAJORITY OF THE DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR ATTACH, AND DOOR FRAME AREA. AN INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE RIGHT TANK EMPTY, AND THE LEFT TANK ALMOST FULL (FUEL GAUGES AGREED WITH FINDINGS).UPON REMOVING THE WINGS THE LEFT FUEL TANK FINGER SCREEN FITTINGS (2 LOCATIONS) WERE FOUND BLOCKED WITH BUGS/MUD.

## 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 CHI01LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA189), Jun 27, 2001: Bellanca 7KCAB (N86960), Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Unsuitable terrain for landing encountered by the pilot during the forced landing attempt. Factors relating to this accident were fuel starvation caused by foreign material blocking the fuel tank…

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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