# Accident 20050617022629A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Phoenix, AZ, June 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2005, 13:25 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N617MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N617MA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 8 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050617022629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 17, 2005, ABOUT 1300 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 8GCBC, N617MA, GROUND LOOPED AT THE PHOENIX DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT), PHOENIX ARIZONA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED ALBUQUERQUE (ABQ), NEW MEXICO, ABOUT 1030, WITH A PLANNED DESTINATION OF PHOENIX. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED A STANDARD WHEEL LANDING, AND GROUND LOOPED ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT DUE TO UNFORESEEN DUST DEVIL ACTIVITY IN THE AREA. DURING THE GROUND LOOP, THE RIGHT WING, RIGHT WHEEL AND LANDING STRUT, AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WERE DAMAGED FROM IMPACT WITH THE DIRT OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE AND ENGINE HAD NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS DURING THE FLIGHT.

## 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 LAX05CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA211), Jun 17, 2005: American Champion 8GCBC (N617MA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

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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