# Incident 20050620011939I: Bbavia 7GCB, Burlington, VT, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burlington, VT
- Airport: Burlington International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4924° N, 73.2395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burlington, VT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4924&lon=-73.2395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8993R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8993R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCB (registry code 21101PC, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620011939I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 15 (BTV). PILOT INDICATED APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED ON THE RUNWAY IT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AS THE PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE LEFTHAND BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT BACK TOWARDS THE RUNWAY. BY THE TIME THE AIRCRAFT GOT BACK ON THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT TRIED TO TAXI AND COULD NOT TURN EITHER WAY. AIRCRAFT WAS PUSHED CLEAR OF THE RUNWAY. UPON INSPECTION OF THE TAILWHEEL, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TAILWHEEL SPRING CLIP HAD FAILED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N8993R (1)

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

- [Incident 19870519068399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870519068399I), May 19, 1987: Bbavia 7GCB (N8993R), Charlotte, VT, Minor damage. Gear leg failed during taxi on grass airport. Stress crack caused strut to break off at the top of the strut.

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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