# Accident 20020512010369A: Bbavia 7EC, Yamhill, OR, May 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2002, 13:15 local time
- Place: Yamhill, OR
- Airport: Flying M Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1906° N, 123.2408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1906&lon=-123.2408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4712E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4712E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020512010369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE HAD JUST GOTTEN REQUALIFIED IN N4712E, AN AERONCA-7EC TAILWHEEL AIRCRAFT. ON MAY 12, 2002, ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT INITIATED FROM LENHARDT AIRPORT (7S9), THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT THE FLYING M RANCH (OR05) NEAR YAMHILL, OR. PILOT CIRCLED THE FIELD TWICE, OBSERVING WIND DIRECTION AND TRAFFIC. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT STATES THAT HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKES FOR THE ROLL-OUT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT AND DID NOT REACT TO LEFT RUDDER AND BRAKE APPLICATIONS. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LANDNG GEAR STRUTS HAD NOT FULLY SETTLED WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES AND BELIEVES THAT UNEVEN WEIGHT AND TRACTION CAUSED THE RIGHT DRIFT. THE DOMED CONSTRUCTION OF THE GRASS/GRAVEL RUNWAY EXACERBATED THE RIGHT DRIFT AND COUNTERED THE LEFT PEDAL EFFECTS. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED WHEN IT STRUCK A PARKED CESSNA 182. THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED AS IT PASSED OVER THE STATIC CESSNA PROPELLER. THE RIGHT WING THEN GLANCED OVER THE CESSNA'S RIGHT WING. THE CESSNA PROP WAS BENT AND THE PAINT SCUFFED ON THE WING TOP SURFACE. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE AERONCA'S RIGHT WING REVEALED THAT THE WOOD SPAR WAS NEARLY CUT IN TWO JUST OUTBOARD OF THE WING STRUT ATTACH POINT. NO INJURIES REPORTED AND NO PILOT DEVIATIONS ASSOCIATED.

## 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 SEA02LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA080), May 12, 2002: Aeronca 7-EC (N4712E), Flying M Ranch, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while applying the brakes during the landing roll. Factors include a tailwind and trees at the far end of the airstrip.

## Other reports on N4712E (2)

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

- [Accident 20030524010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030524010289A), May 24, 2003: Bbavia 7EC (N4712E), Oregon City, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Acting as a solo student pilot, jeffrey peterson landed N4712E at OG30 with a downwind component. He lost control of the airplane, and it flipped over on…
- [Incident 19880517049979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517049979I), May 17, 1988: Bbavia 7EC (N4712E), Walla Walla, WA, Substantial damage. Wind gust weathervaned aircraft of student practicing taxiing. Instructor unable to recover. Left runway. Flipped.

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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