# Accident 20040904024329A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, September 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2004, 18:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.1583° N, 147.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.1583&lon=-147.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9698S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9698S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904024329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A TUNDRA STRIP, BOBBED TO THE RIGHT AND THE RIGHT GEAR HIT SOME OBJECT FOLDING IT BACK. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE STRUT, WING, AND PROP. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC04CA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04CA111), Sep 5, 2004: Champion 7GCBC (N9698S), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in the collapse of the right main landing gear during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was rough and…

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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