20041229032339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCAA · Talladega, AL · December 29, 2004

Date: December 29, 2004 · 09:20 local
Place: Talladega, AL
Airport: Talladega Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9588S
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL05CA036
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 771 total20 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N9588SRegistration cancelled Sep 22, 2016 · Champion 7GCAAS/N 7 · Built 1965 Airframe modelChampion 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated that the aircraft veered hard to the right on landing. He then applied full power, but lost control and went through a ditch causing the landing gear to shear off. Further investigation revealed that the propeller hit hard and lost about 8" inches on one side. The underbelly was severly damaged as well as the wing struts. Continuity of the flight controls could not be determined due to the damage of the undercarriage. However the pilot stated that the flight controls were operational before the accident. The pilot stated that the rear passenger may have been on the right heel brake which caused the aircraft to veer off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT ON LANDING. HE THEN APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT LOST CONTROL AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH CAUSING THE LANDING GEAR TO SHEAR OFF. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER HIT HARD AND LOST ABOUT 8" INCHES ON ONE SIDE. THE UNDERBELLY WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED AS WELL AS THE WING STRUTS. CONTINUITY OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS COULD NOT BE DETERMINED DUE TO THE DAMAGE OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. HOWEVER THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE OPERATIONAL BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER MAY HAVE BEEN ON THE RIGHT HEEL BRAKE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL05CA036Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTalladega, ALThe binding right wheel brake that resulted in a loss of control during landing roll. A factor was the drainage ditch.Dec 29, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9588S · 1

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

Accident 20140504006239ATakeoff: Climb Out · Bardwell, KYAfter departing from a private grass strip the aircraft struck terrain approximately 1000 feet from the departure end of the runway. The aircraft impacted terrain in a nose low attitude at a high angle of descent. While the damage to the aircraft was…May 4, 2014 · Substantial damage