# Accident 20010729040049A: Bbavia 7AC, Skwentna, AK, July 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2001, 19:45 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Airport: Skwentna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9500° N, 151.1833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9500&lon=-151.1833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N82559, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N82559) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729040049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 29, AT ABOUT 1945 HOURS ALASKA STANDARD TIME, AN AERONCA 7AC AIRPLANE, N82559, RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A LANDING AT THE SKWENTNA AIRPORT, SKWENTNA, ALASKA. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THAT HE APPLIED BRAKES TO REMAIN CENTERED ON THE RUNWAY DURING HIS ROLL OUT. AT THAT POINT, AND TO HIS SURPRISE THE AIRCRAFT TURNED OVER IN SLOW MOTION. THE AIRMAN DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW TOLD THE INSPECTOR THAT A NEW SET OF DOUBLE PUCK BRAKES WERE INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT RECORDS CONFIRMED THE FOREGOING. A REVIEW OF THE AIRMAN'S RECORDS INDICATED THAT HE WAS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH 61.56(C)(1) FLIGHT REVIEW.

## 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 ANC01LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA092), Jul 30, 2001: Aeronca 7AC (N82559), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of brakes during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N82559 (2)

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

- [Incident 20140510005859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140510005859I), May 10, 2014: Aeronca 7AC (N82559), Valdez, AK, Minor damage. Windsocks at both approach ends (runway 6/24) showed tailwind. Pilots observed landing after incident chose to land 1/2 to 3/4 down the runway to ensure…
- [Accident 19760905026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760905026879A), Sep 5, 1976: Blanca 7AC (N82559), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Acft groundlooped 90DEG to rwy,pwr was applied to clear ditch but l gear caught side.

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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