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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7ECA · Livermore, CA · November 10, 2002

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Date
November 10, 2002 · 09:38 local
Place
Livermore, CA
Airport
Livermore Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N88408
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX03LA035
Reported as
Bbavia 7ECA
N88408Registered now · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1062-75 · Built 1974Airframe modelBellanca 7ECAEngine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot reported that he had lost control of his aircraft during a touch and go maneuver at the Livermore Municipal Airport. The pilot commented that instead of landing the aircraft on its rear tail wheel he had instead landed the aircraft on its main wheels causing the aircraft to bounce. Pilot reported that following the bounce his aircraft veered left into the wind. The pilot attempted a go around and applied full power this was the point "according to his statement" when the aircraft's left wing struck the ground turning the plane in the down wind direction. The pilot attempted to keep the aircraft airborne but cut power to the aircraft engine after crossing two taxiways. The aircraft then landed on a ramp/tie down area adjacent to the air traffic control tower and airport terminal. The pilot stated that he applied the aircraft left brake to avoid impacting a corporate jet. The braking action resulted in the right wing impacting the ground. Pilot commented that "it was 100% pilot error." There was one passenger aboard the aircraft. Neither party was injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD LOST CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT DURING A TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER AT THE LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT COMMENTED THAT INSTEAD OF LANDING THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS REAR TAIL WHEEL HE HAD INSTEAD LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS MAIN WHEELS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. PILOT REPORTED THAT FOLLOWING THE BOUNCE HIS AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT INTO THE WIND. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER THIS WAS THE POINT "ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT" WHEN THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND TURNING THE PLANE IN THE DOWN WIND DIRECTION. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE BUT CUT POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE AFTER CROSSING TWO TAXIWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON A RAMP/TIE DOWN AREA ADJACENT TO THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER AND AIRPORT TERMINAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE AIRCRAFT LEFT BRAKE TO AVOID IMPACTING A CORPORATE JET. THE BRAKING ACTION RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTING THE GROUND. PILOT COMMENTED THAT "IT WAS 100% PILOT ERROR." THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT. NEITHER PARTY WAS INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX03LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLivermore, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.Nov 10, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N88408 · 3

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

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