# Incident 20030716031689I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Seneca Falls, NY, July 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2003, 09:47 local time
- Place: Seneca Falls, NY
- Airport: Seneca Falls Airport Inc Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9116° N, 76.7971° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca Falls, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9116&lon=-76.7971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57456, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57456) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,445 total, 1,415 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030716031689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2003, AT 0947, A CITABRIA-7-GCBC, OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING A LANDING ATTEMPT AT THE FINGER LAKES REGIONAL AIRPORT IN SENECA FALLS, NY. THE PILOT STATED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A GRASS FIELD, CROSSED A PERPENDICULAR TAXIWAY, TRAVELED DOWN INTO A CULVERT, STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT, CROSSED A PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND AFTER SUSTAINING A PROPELLER STRIKE CAME TO REST ON AN EMBANKMENT. THE PILOT WAS UNHARMED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N57456 (1)

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

- [Accident 19741209040559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741209040559A), Dec 9, 1974: Blanca 7GCBC (N57456), Wray, NE, Substantial damage. Coyote hunting.

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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