# Accident 20040621012699A: Bbavia 7GCB, Florence, OR, June 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Florence, OR
- Airport: Florence Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9789° N, 124.1094° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9789&lon=-124.1094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9827Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9827Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA04CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621012699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT LANDED SHORT OF GRASS RUNWAY 33, HIT BERM WITH WHEEL, DRIFTED LEFT TOWARD PAVED RUNWAY. LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. PROPELLER SUSTAINED STRIKE.

## 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 SEA04CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA04CA116), Jun 21, 2004: Champion 7GCB (N9827Y), Florence, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot's improper touchdown point during landing. A sand mound was a factor in the accident.

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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