# Accident 20041229032339A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Talladega, AL, December 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2004, 09:20 local time
- Place: Talladega, AL
- Airport: Talladega Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5719° N, 86.0514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5719&lon=-86.0514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9588S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9588S-2016-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229032339A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL05CA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA036), Dec 29, 2004: Champion 7-GCAA (N9588S), Talladega, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The binding right wheel brake that resulted in a loss of control during landing roll. A factor was the drainage ditch.

## Other reports on N9588S (1)

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

- [Accident 20140504006239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504006239A), May 4, 2014: Champion 7GCAA (N9588S), Bardwell, KY, Substantial damage. After departing from a private grass strip the aircraft struck terrain approximately 1000 feet from the departure end of the runway. The aircraft impacted…

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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