# Accident 20030510013399A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Houston, TX, May 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2003, 11:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston-Southwest Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6561° N, 95.4767° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6561&lon=-95.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711JJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N711JJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,430 total, 620 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030510013399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 5-10-03 A STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING DUAL INSTRUCTION ON TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS TO RUNWAY 9 AT HOUSTON SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH). THE WINDS WERE REPORTED IN THE AREA AS BEING FROM 180 DEGREES AT 12 GUSTING TO 18 KNOTS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH EMPHASIS ON ENGINE FAILURES DURING TAKE OFF. ACCORDING TO WITNESS STATEMENTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED TO BE AT A LOW ALTITUDE AT THE DEPARTURE END OF RWY 09 WITH A HIGH PITCH ATTITUDE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TURNED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT WITH APPROXIMATELY 60-70 DEGREE OF BANK JUST OVER THE ILS EQUIPMENT BUILDING WHERE IT APPEARED TO STALL AND HIT THE GROUND ON THE LEFT MAIN AND SPUN ABOUT A QUARTER OF A TURN TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP.

## 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 FTW03LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA149), May 10, 2003: Bellanca 7GCBC (N711JJ), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's poor decision to initiate a simulated emergency without having a suitable area for a forced landing.

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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