# Accident 20020901024299A: Bbavia 7ECA, Stow, MA, September 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2002, 11:50 local time
- Place: Stow, MA
- Airport: Minute Man Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4603° N, 71.5178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4603&lon=-71.5178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5091X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5091X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020901024299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT MINUTEMAN STOW AIRPORT, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A PARKED AUTOMOBILE LOCATED ON AN AIRCRAFT TIE-DOWN SPOT. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND ARE CONSIDERED DESTROYED.

## 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 NYC02LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA179), Sep 1, 2002: Champion 7ECA (N5091X), Stow, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recover from a bounce landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and collision with a vehicle. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

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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