# Accident 20020824024679A: Bbavia 7ECA, Chistochina, AK, August 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 2002, 13:50 local time
- Place: Chistochina, AK
- Airport: Chistochina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.5636° N, 144.6689° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.5636&lon=-144.6689&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9994Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9994Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-200 series (registry code 17020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020824024679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE LANDING ROLL ON THE GRAVEL CHISTOCHINA AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A BUMP ON THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TIRE ENTERED INTO SOME TALL GRASS ALONG THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED DOWN. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND THE LEFT WING BEFORE SETTLING BACK DOWN ON ALL GEAR. AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH 8:50 X 6 TIRES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC02LA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA120), Aug 24, 2002: Bellanca 7ECA (N9994Y), Gakona, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and his excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing down. A contributing…

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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