# Accident 20040629013219A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Casa Grande, AZ, June 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2004, 12:00 local time
- Place: Casa Grande, AZ
- Airport: Casa Grande Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9547° N, 111.7669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9547&lon=-111.7669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8717V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8717V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYC AEIO320E2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040629013219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ARRIVING AT THE CASA GRANDE, AZ (CGZ) AIRPORT, VISUAL, NORMAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON THE CENTERLINE, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT, EVENTUALLY CAUSING THE R/H WHEEL TO RUN OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C THEN TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE L/H WHEEL TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY AND DIGGING INTO THE SAND AND "COLLAPSING/CURLING" INWARD. THE L/H WING TIP AND L/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED THE GROUND BUT THE A/C CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS (ONE) PASSENGER. THERE WAS NO POST EVENT FIRE. THE A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX04CA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA252), Jun 29, 2004: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8717V), Casa Grande, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged the flare resulting in a bounced landing. Also causal was the pilot's inadequate recovery from the bounced landing resulting in a loss of directional control.

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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