# Accident 20010902023919A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Pierre, SD, September 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2001, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pierre, SD
- Airport: Pierre Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3693° N, 100.3197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3693&lon=-100.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4215Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4215Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902023919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ON LANDING AND THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED. THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND CAUSED WING SPAR DAMAGE. THE PILOT HAD PURCHASED THE AIRPLANE ON THE PREVIOUS DAY AND RECEIVED DUAL INSTRUCTION. THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOLO LANDINGS BEFORE RETURNIUNG TO HIS HOME FIELD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2001, AT 1400 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N4215Y, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 (6,891 FEET BY 150 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE PIERRE REGIONAL AIRPORT, PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT, WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME.

## 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 CHI01LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA306), Sep 2, 2001: Bellanca 7GCBC (N4215Y), Pierre, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the airplane during landing.

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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