# Accident 20050418006609A: Bbavia 7AC, Lakeland, FL, April 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2005, 10:41 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9925° N, 82.0197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9925&lon=-82.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4264E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4264E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050418006609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON LANDING WITH A QUARTERLY X WIND FROM THE LEFT, WITNESSES STATED, "THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WING ROSE LIFTING THE LEFT WHEEL AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO WEATHER VANE TO THE LEFT INTO THE WIND. THE A/C LEFT THE RUNWAY (09L) AND ROLLED INTO A DITCH. THE PILOT THEN ADDED POWER AS HE CLIMBED THE UPSLOPE SIDE OF THE DITCH, BECOMING AIRBORNE WITH INSUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO SUPPORT POWERED FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND CONTACTED THE SOFT GROUND COLLAPSING THE LEFT GEAR AND BENDING THE LEFT WING AND SPUN AROUND COUNTER CLOCKWISE COMING TO A STOP FACING SOUTH WEST.

## 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 MIA05CA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA094), Apr 18, 2005: Aeronca 7AC (N4264E), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his failure to maintain directional control during landing resulting in the airplane departing the runway and colliding with a ditch.

## Other reports on N4264E (1)

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

- [Accident 20021124036239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021124036239A), Nov 24, 2002: Bbavia 7AC (N4264E), Cocoa, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) I observed the last 1/4 mile final approach and touchdown. From there the aircraft went out of my view. From about 1/4 mile final the aircraft was slow…

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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