# Accident 20010825022699A: Bbavia 7FC, Reno, NV, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 10:28 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5390° N, 119.7505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5390&lon=-119.7505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9857B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9857B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9012F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,500 total, 93 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA293) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825022699A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 25, 2001, AT 1028 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7FC, N9857B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING GROUND LOOP AT THE RENO/STEAD AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91AND DEPARTED AT 0930. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED FROM A TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION TO A (7EC) TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURATION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AND, ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM, HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A GUST BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN REVERSED TO THE RIGHT, AND GROUND LOOPED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. AT RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 11 MILES SOUTHEAST, THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FROM 250 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS.                                           (-23) GUSTY WIND CONDITION. DURING ROLL OUT, WIND GUST CAUGHT AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY.                                                       (.4) ON AUGUST 25, 2001, AT 1028 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CHAMPION 7FC, N9857B, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING GROUND LOOP AT THE RENO/STEAD AIRPORT, RENO, NEVADA. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE OWNER UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND DEPARTED AT 0930. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN CONVERTED FROM A TRICYCLE LANDING GEAR CONFIGURATION TO A (7EC) TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURATION. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS HE PERFORMED A WHEEL LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AND, ALTHOUGH THE WIND WAS REPORTED CALM, HE THOUGHT THERE WAS A GUST BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, THEN REVERSED TO THE RIGHT, AND GROUND LOOPED. THE MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON THE PREVIOUS LANDING THE WIND SOCK WAS "DEAD CALM"; HOWEVER, DURING THE ACCIDENT LANDING THE WIND SOCK SHOWED A LEFT CROSSWIND. AT RENO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, 11 MILES SOUTHEAST, THE SURFACE WIND WAS REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN FROM 250 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX01LA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA293), Aug 25, 2001: Champion 7FC (N9857B), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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