# Accident 20050830026389A: Bbavia 7ECA, San Jose, CA, August 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2005, 18:32 local time
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3328° N, 121.8197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3328&lon=-121.8197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53893, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53893) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050830026389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING AN ATTEMPTED TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT RUNWAY 31R, CITABRIA N53893 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT INTO THE INFIELD BETWEEN THE PARALLEL RUNWAYS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ ELECTED TO GO-AROUND STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN DURING HIS CLIMB OUT. THE IMPACT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT SEVERED THE AILERON CONTROL CABLES AND DAMAGED THE AILERON BELL CRANK. THE AIRCRAFT CIRCLED REID HILLVIEW AIRPORT SEVERAL TIMES AND WAS ADVISED BY OTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE AREA THEY COULD NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT ADVISED REID HILLVIEW (ATC) HE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE TO SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SAN JOSE INTERNATIONAL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## 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 LAX05CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA282), Aug 30, 2005: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing flare, which resulted in a collision with an runway sign.

## Other reports on N53893 (7)

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

- [Accident 20131215023639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131215023639A), Dec 15, 2013: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. During instructional flight on December 15, 2013, about 1045 pacific standard time a Bellanca 7ECA, N53893 struck a taxiway sign. In a statement from the CFI,…
- [Incident 20100425033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100425033299I), Apr 25, 2010: Bellanca 7ECA (N53893), Hollister, CA, Minor damage. During the take off gound run on runway 31 following a touch-and-go landing, the pilot lost directional control. During an abrupt correction to the right, the…
- [Accident 20010215001609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010215001609A), Feb 15, 2001: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, No damage. (-23) During a left cross-wind landing roll-out on 31R at the Reid hillviewairport (rhv) the pilot and sole occupant lost control of airplane, it departed the…
- [Accident 19950226002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950226002629A), Feb 26, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. High and fast. Landed last third runway. Tried go around. Veered off runway nosed over in mud. Failed noted p factor
- [Accident 19891029049049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891029049049A), Oct 29, 1989: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), Schellville/Son, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped the tail wheel aircraft after landing.
- [Accident 19860223007919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860223007919A), Feb 23, 1986: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on rollout. Nosed over in soft mud after departing side of runway.
- [Incident 19850725039009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725039009I), Jul 25, 1985: Bbavia 7ECA (N53893), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Student over corrected during rollout. Damage to left gear and wingtip.

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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