# Incident 20040326004239I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Roundup, MT, March 26, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2004, 07:20 local time
- Place: Roundup, MT
- Airport: Roundup Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4750° N, 108.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ROUNDUP (RPX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4750&lon=-108.5434&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31276, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31276-2019-11-29) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,350 total, 65 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040326004239I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 03/26/04 AT APPROXIMATELY 0720, AIRCRAFT N31276 LANDED AT ROUNDUP, MT AIRPORT (RPX) AND CRASHED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, RIGHT CABIN DOOR, RIGHT WING TIP AND PROPELLER. A MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT (M&D) WAS SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N31276 (2)

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

- [Accident 19800615021849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800615021849A), Jun 15, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31276), Joplin, MT, Substantial damage. Stalled airplane while circling to land. Spin developed until ground impact.
- [Accident 19790419007009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419007009A), Apr 19, 1979: Blanca 7GCBC (N31276), Longlake, SD, Substantial damage. Aircraft's left wing struck pickup truck after lift off in farm field.

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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