# Accident 20040211013689A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Sebring, FL, February 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 2004, 14:26 local time
- Place: Sebring, FL
- Airport: Sebring Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4500° N, 81.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4500&lon=-81.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N246SG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N246SG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCAA (registry code 2121002, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 530 total, 37 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040211013689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RNY 18 AT SEBRING MUNICIPAL AIRPORT; WINDS WERE LIGHT & VARIABLE. PILOT STATED THAT ALL ASPECTS OF THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL UNTIL VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE TOUCHDOWN, THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT; AND THE PILOT'S CONTROL INPUTS TO STRAIGHTEN THE PLANE FAILED. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER'S STATEMENT CONFIRMED THIS. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED SIDEWAYS. DURING THE SKID THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL AND FAIRING BROKE OFF AT THE CONNECTION TO THE BOTTOM OF THE RT MAIN GEAR STRUT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE PLANE ROTATED TO THE LEFT ABOUT 180 DEGREES. DURING THE SKID AND ROTATION THE PLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOWER FUSELAGE WAS PARTIALLY CAVED IN NEAR THE RT MAIN STRUT ATTACHMENT; THE FORCE CAUSED THE CABIN DOOR TO POP OPEN. THE LEFT REAR FUSELAGE WAS DEFORMED IN THE AREA OF THE TAILWHEEL, AND THE RT WING TIP WAS DENTED INDICATING GROUND CONTACT. THE TRAILING EDGES OF BOTH WINGS WERE NO LONGER FLUSH WITH THE TOP OF THE FUSELAGE/CABIN AREA. THE GOUGES AND TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WERE CONSISTENT WITH THE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT OCCURRED TO THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT HAD LOGGED ABOUT 90 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN AIRPLANES WITH CONVENTIONAL LANDING GEAR, AND HE RECEIVED 4 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION IN THIS AIRPLANE (2 FROM A FACTORY INSTRUCTOR) PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 MIA04CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA053), Feb 11, 2004: American Champion 7GCAA (N246SG), Sebring, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the landing rollout which resulted in the airplane ground looping and incurring damage.

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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