# Accident 20021124036239A: Bbavia 7AC, Cocoa, FL, November 24, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3417° N, 80.6867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3417&lon=-80.6867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4264E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4264E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 230 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021124036239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) I OBSERVED THE LAST 1/4 MILE FINAL APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN. FROM THERE THE AIRCRAFT WENT OUT OF MY VIEW. FROM ABOUT 1/4 MILE FINAL THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOW AND IN A VERY HIGH NOSE-UP ATTITUDE. IT WAS A 3 POINT LANDING FLARE AND FULL STALL FROM ABOUT 25 OR 30 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN VERY HARD AND IN A DRIFT TO THE RIGHT. WITNESSES SAID THAT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERELY AND APPEARED THAT IT WAS GOING TO CARTWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. THERE WAS SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE AFT FUSELAGE (TWISTED) AND TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THERE WAS SLIGHT DAMAGE TO BOTH WING TIP. THE LANDING GEAR WAS TWISTED AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED.

## 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 ATL03LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA019), Nov 24, 2002: Aeronca 7AC (N4264E), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during an approach to land that resulted in an inflight collision with the runway. A factor was the crosswind condition.

## Other reports on N4264E (1)

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

- [Accident 20050418006609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006609A), Apr 18, 2005: Bbavia 7AC (N4264E), Lakeland, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Upon landing with a quarterly x wind from the left, witnesses stated, "the aircraft left wing rose lifting the left wheel and causing the aircraft to…

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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