# Accident 20021110031629A: Bbavia 7ECA, Livermore, CA, November 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2002, 09:38 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6922° N, 121.6839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6922&lon=-121.6839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88408, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021110031629A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX03LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA035), Nov 10, 2002: Bellanca 7ECA (N88408), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N88408 (3)

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

- [Incident 20040627011779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040627011779I), Jun 27, 2004: Bbavia 7ECA (N88408), Byron, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 27, 2004, at approximately 1520 UTC, pilot-rhett boeger made a mayday call on 121.5. He indicated that he was in the Byron Airport area. Mr.…
- [Accident 19990821013259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990821013259A), Aug 21, 1999: Bbavia 7ECA (N88408), Livermore, CA, Substantial damage. Acft took off for local pattern work, lost power, and made an emergency landing off the approach end of rwy 25L. (-23)pilot reported normal takeoff and began a…
- [Accident 19760504011619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504011619A), May 4, 1976: Blanca 7ECA (N88408), Paso Robles, CA, Substantial damage. First solo flt.

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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