# Accident 20040526010179A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Colorado Spring, CO, May 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2004, 17:20 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7409° N, 105.1699° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7409&lon=-105.1699&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4173Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4173Y-2017-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 235 total, 28 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040526010179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON LANDING. HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE CENTERLINE AND TRIED TO GO AROUND. THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID TREES OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED THE WING STRIKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED (300) FEET OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LISTENED TO THE WEATHER ON THE AIRPORT ASOS JUST BEFORE THE LANDING AND THOUGHT THAT THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE WITHIN HIS CAPABILITIES.

## 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 DEN04LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA081), May 26, 2004: Bellanca 7KCAB (N4173Y), Peyton, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing factors include…

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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