# Accident 20050723016909A: Bbavia 7ECA, Hailey, ID, July 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Hailey, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5039° N, 114.2958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5039&lon=-114.2958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16JE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16JE-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 50 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA05CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050723016909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 31. THE WIND WAS REPORTED TO BE 240@12KTS. UPON FLARE, THE PILOT STATED HE FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED ONCE, SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY SIDEWAYS, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST, RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP.

## 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 SEA05CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA05CA150), Jul 23, 2005: American Champion 7ECA (N16JE), Hailey, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors include a crosswind, and soft terrain just off the side of the…

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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