# Incident 20050122007999I: Bbavia 7DC, Mesa, AZ, January 22, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2005, 14:59 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4462E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4462E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7DC (registry code 2110116, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7dc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7DC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 516 total, 35 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050122007999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE OPERATING IN LOCAL TRAFFIC PATTERN, SLIDING PORTION OF LEFT SIDE CABIN WINDOW BEGAN WORKING LOOSE FROM FRAME. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WHILE HOLDING ONTO WINDOW TO PREVENT LOSS FROM AIRFRAME RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY LIGHT. RUNWAY LIGHT DAMAGED. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO FABRIC ON LEFT LOWER SIDE OF FUSELAGE ADJACENT TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER POST.

## Other reports on N4462E (5)

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

- [Incident 20081113852769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081113852769I), Nov 13, 2008: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Pilot landed runway 22R and was instructed by ATC to exit at taxiway bravo. Pilot stated that he was "too fast" when attempting to exit the runway, which…
- [Accident 20000716010619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716010619A), Jul 16, 2000: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) On takeoff from a dirt airstrip locally known as canoe mesa aircraft impacted a cactus with the right wheel. After impact left wing struck a tree and…
- [Incident 19970209014779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970209014779I), Feb 9, 1997: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Narrative: on landing the student overcorrected with the rudder. Paul mclaughlin tried to keep the aircraft under control. He reduced power to idle and let the…
- [Incident 19950530025229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950530025229I), May 30, 1995: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Mesa, AZ. Ran off runway into a ditch landing right brake had failed.
- [Incident 19920907035219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907035219I), Sep 7, 1992: Bbavia 7DC (N4462E), Canyon Lands Nt, UT, Minor damage. Partial loss of power. Forced landing on road. Rough terrain. Under carriage collapsed.

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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