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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Watertown, WI · August 5, 2005

Date
August 5, 2005 · 17:00 local
Place
Watertown, WI
Airport
Watertown Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N515KG
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI05CA219
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320B2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
821 total16 in this make and model162 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On August 5, 2005, about 1700 central daylight time, N515KG registered as an American champion 7-gcbc airplane, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when, on landing at Watertown, Wisconsin, it veered to the right and exited the runway. The main gear sank into mud and the aircraft came to rest inverted in a ditch. The instructional flight was operating under 14 code of federal regulations part 91. The pilot privacy data omitted and certified flight instructor privacy data omitted were not injured. No flight plan was on file. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON AUGUST 5, 2005, ABOUT 1700 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N515KG REGISTERED AS AN AMERICAN CHAMPION 7-GCBC AIRPLANE, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN, ON LANDING AT WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, IT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE MAIN GEAR SANK INTO MUD AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED IN A DITCH. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ WERE NOT INJURED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.