# Accident 20030823021629A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Port Isabel, TX, August 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2003, 11:30 local time
- Place: Port Isabel, TX
- Airport: Port Isabel/ Cameron County Ar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2083° N, 96.7419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2083&lon=-96.7419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8730V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8730V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030823021629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATED FOR TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING. IMPACT WHILE IN LEFT SLIP OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER INDICATED BY COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR SPRING. LEFT MAIN GEAR BUCKLED ON IMPACT; AIRCRAFT SLID ON NOSE FOR 150 FT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 320 FT. FROM APPROACH END OF RWY 17. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE REVEALED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM CONTINUITY DUE TO IMPACT WITH RWY. FOUND AILERON CONTROL ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN FROM BELLCRANK AT LOWER CENTER FUSELAGE. SEAT HORIZONTAL STRAPS (2) BROKEN ON BACK SEAT.

## 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 FTW03LA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA206), Aug 23, 2003: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8730V), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall during landing. A contributing factor was flaring too high.

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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