# Incident 20050814019559I: Bbavia 7EC, Bluefield, WV, August 14, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Bluefield, WV
- Airport: Mercer County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2959° N, 81.2075° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MERCER COUNTY (BLF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2959&lon=-81.2075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7447B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7447B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 770 total, 400 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050814019559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ N7447B, A CHAMP, 7EC, WAS LANDING AT BLUEFIELD, WV (BLF), AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN, EXPERIENCED EXTREME VIBRATION FROM THE TAILWHEEL. THIS CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A GROUND-LOOP ON THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE TAILWHEEL. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT OTHER THAN THE LOSS OF THE TAILWHEEL. INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## Other reports on N7447B (1)

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

- [Incident 19781224020909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781224020909I), Dec 24, 1978: Blanca 7EC (N7447B), Fairmont, WV, Minor damage. Right front wheel strut to fuselage attachment fitting failed. Causing pilot to lose directional control.

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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