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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7EC · Louisville, KY · June 10, 2003

Date: June 10, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Louisville, KY
Airport: Bowman Field Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N607EC
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC03LA126
Reported as: Bbavia 7EC
Reported engine: Continental C9012F
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 310 total28 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N607ECRegistered now · Champion 7ECS/N 7EC-713 · Built 1959 Airframe modelChampion 7EC

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go's on runway 24. Winds were 190 degrees at 7 knots. Upon landing pilot stated the aircraft ballooned a little with right wing lifting from a gust of wind. Aircraft departed runway on left side and struck runway "exit" sign causing the aircraft to ground loop. Aircraft sustained structural damage to left horizontal stabilizer and empennage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 24. WINDS WERE 190 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS. UPON LANDING PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED A LITTLE WITH RIGHT WING LIFTING FROM A GUST OF WIND. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY ON LEFT SIDE AND STRUCK RUNWAY "EXIT" SIGN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND EMPENNAGE.

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 NYC03LA126Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLouisville, KYThe pilots inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the crosswind.Jun 10, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N607EC · 1

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

Accident 20070101002639ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Jeffersonville, IN(-23) On January 1, 2007, at approximately 12:30 pm local time, a 1967 Aeronca champ, serial number 713, N607EC, landed on runway 18 at the Clark County Airport (kjvy). As the aircraft was slowing to a taxi speed, a gust of wind out of the southwest caused…Jan 1, 2007 · Substantial damage