# Accident 20030628037419A: Bbavia 7GCB, Ugashik, AK, June 28, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2003, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ugashik, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 57.6331° N, 155.7314° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.6331&lon=-155.7314&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9897Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9897Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030628037419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 28, 2003, A CHAMP, 7GCB REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT NEAR DRY BAY ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE MADE SEVERAL PASSES OVER THE BEACH PRIOR TO LANDING. DURING THE LANDING THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 15 AND THE LEFT WING TIP AND ELEVATOR HORN WAS DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91. THE PILOT AND HIS WIFE WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC03LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA063), Jun 29, 2003: Champion 7GCB (N9897Y), Pilot Point, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain control of the airplane that resulted in the left wing striking the ground during the landing roll. A factor…

## Other reports on N9897Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20070710017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070710017569A), Jul 10, 2007: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), King Salmon, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 10, 2007, about 1700 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped champion 7GCB-117 airplane, N9897Y, sustained damage when it descended…
- [Accident 19920529017139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920529017139A), May 29, 1992: Bbavia 7GCB (N9897Y), Snow Lake, AK, Substantial damage. Became airborne on glassy water during step taxi. Aborted,impacted nose down collapsing float struts.

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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