# Accident 20021111034449A: Bbavia 7ECA, Faulkton, SD, November 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2002
- Place: Faulkton, SD
- Airport: Faulkton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0319° N, 99.1156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0319&lon=-99.1156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2557F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2557F-2014-09-22) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021111034449A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 11, 2002 (TIME UNKNOWN) A CHAMP 7ECA OWNED BY FAULK COUNTY FLYING CLUB WAS OPERATED BY DEAN EDWARD BOWAR. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING AND FLIPPED OVER IN A DITCH. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME ARE UNKNOWN DUE TO THE FACT THE ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL A MONTH AFTER THE FACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DAMAGED SUBSTANTIALLY AND THE STUDENT PILOT, CERTIFICATE NUMBER FF1224550, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FAULKTON, SD AIRPORT ON NOVEMBER 11, 2002.

## 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 CHI03LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA042), Nov 11, 2002: Champion 7ECA (N2557F), Faulkton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The directional control not maintained during an after landing taxi on the runway by the student pilot. The student pilot's lack of experience and downhill terrain off the runway were 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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