# Accident 20030627030549A: Bbavia 7FC, Point Pleasant, WV, June 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Point Pleasant, WV
- Airport: Mason County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9144° N, 82.0983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9144&lon=-82.0983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7570E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7570E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7FC (registry code 21101NX, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7FC
- Reported engine: CONT C9014F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,200 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030627030549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED DURING TAKE-OFF AND LANDINGS AT 312 (MASON COUNTY AIRPORT), ON THE THIRD COMPLETE TOUCH AND GO THE TAIL CAME UP NORMALLY, AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO SWERVE TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL GOING RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF THE GROUND, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE TREES, THE PILOT CUT THE POWER SHORTLY BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 NYC03LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA140), Jun 27, 2003: Champion 7EC (N7570E), Point Pleasant, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in a collision with trees.

## Other reports on N7570E (1)

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

- [Incident 20100605006019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100605006019I), Jun 5, 2010: Champion 7FC (N7570E), Pequot Lakes, MN, Minor damage. Private pilot in the front seat lost control of the aircraft on landing. The CFI in the rear seat failed to take control in a timely manner consequently the…

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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