# Accident 20040229021159A: Bbavia 7ECA, Hornell, NY, February 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 29, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: Hornell, NY
- Airport: Hornell Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3822° N, 77.6822° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3822&lon=-77.6822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86715, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86715) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 351 total, 390 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040229021159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004, AT 0915 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A 1974 BELLANCA CITABRIA 7ECA, N86715, S/N 1017-74, OPERATED BY MR. KARL V. ANDERSON, DEPARTED SOLO FROM A GRASS STRIP (LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF 4G6, HORNELL AIRPORT) ON SNOW SKIS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, AND JUST AT ROTATION THE LEFT MAIN SKI DUG INTO SOME SOFT SNOW. THE LEFT SKI WAS RIPPED OFF THE SPRING LANDING GEAR, AND IN CORRECTING THE LEFT TORQUE CREATED BY THIS THE RIGHT SKI DRAGGED ENOUGH TO TURN OVER TO THE VERTICAL POSITION. THE PILOT CONTINUED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT, AND DECIDED TO LAND AT THE HORNELL COUNTY AIRPORT (K4G6), IN HORNELL, NY ON RUNWAY 18. THE CRASH, FIRE, AND RESCUE WAS STANDING BY. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND ONLY DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING STRUTS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM THE RUNWAY 18, AND TAKEN TO AN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE HANGAR IN PAINTED POST, NEW YORK. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE, BUT THE LEFT WING STRUTS WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 7765 LOUCKS POND ROAD, AVOCA, NY 14809-9720, ON FEBRUARY 29, 2004.

## 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 NYC04CA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA080), Feb 29, 2004: Bellanca 7ECA (N86715), Hornell, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadvertent encounter with soft snow during takeoff.

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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