20030104003359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7FC · Springdale, AR · January 4, 2003

Date: January 4, 2003 · 11:33 local
Place: Springdale, AR
Airport: Springdale Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5271V
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA078
Reported as: Bbavia 7FC
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,375 total30 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

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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 after the tail wheel touched down the airplane weather-vaned into the wind and despite correction, ground-looped and left the runway crossing a ditch. The left main landing gear separated after colliding with a shallow ditch adjacent to a service road.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER THE TAIL WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRPLANE WEATHER-VANED INTO THE WIND AND DESPITE CORRECTION, GROUND-LOOPED AND LEFT THE RUNWAY CROSSING A DITCH. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED AFTER COLLIDING WITH A SHALLOW DITCH ADJACENT TO A SERVICE ROAD.

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 FTW03LA078Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSpringdale, ARThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.Jan 4, 2003 · Substantial damage