# Accident 20010828026209A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Romeo, MI, August 28, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2001, 14:45 local time
- Place: Romeo, MI
- Airport: Romeo Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8496° N, 83.0409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8496&lon=-83.0409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9047L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9047L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA295) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010828026209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) TWO PILOTS HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 33 OF ROMEO AIRPORT FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES. THEY TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 33 AND EXPERIENCED A POWER LOSS/ENGINE FAILURE AT ABOUT 300 FEET AGL. RUNWAY 33 HAS AN INTERSECTING RUNWAY 9 AT THE END. A LANDING WAS ATTEMPTED ON RUNWAY 9. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE WAS TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, FUSELAGE IN GEAR AREA BOTH SIDES, FIREWALL AND THE COWLING. INSPECTED ENGINE AND FOUND SPARK WAS GOOD, COMPRESSION WAS GOOD, CONTROLS WERE OPERATIONAL, FUEL WAS AVAILABLE AND NOT CONTAMINATED, INDUCTION SYSTEM OPEN, ENGINE ROTATED FREELY AND HELD 8 QTS OF OIL. UNABLE TO CONFIRM POSITIVE CAUSE FOR POWER LOSS. PILOT STATED HE MOVED THROTTLE AND APPLIED CARB HEAT TO NO AVAIL. HE NOTICED NO OTHER UNUSUAL INDICATIONS. (.19) ON AUGUST 28, 2001, AT 1445 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AERONCA 7GCAA, N9047L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER TAKEOFF. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED ROMEO AIRPORT (D98), ROMEO, MICHIGAN, AT 1345 AND WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. TH                                                     E AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED RUNWAY 33 WHEN IT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 09 BUT IMPACTED THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS RECEIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA295), Aug 28, 2001: Champion 7GCAA (N9047L), Romeo, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the reason for the loss of engine power is undetermined.

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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