# Accident 20050903024609A: Bbavia 7KCAB, Wisky Island, AK, September 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Wisky Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.6592° N, 148.3803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6592&lon=-148.3803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63995, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63995-2008-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050903024609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005, N63995 FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK WHILE ROLLING OUT AFTER LANDING ON A 1400 FOOT GRAVEL BAR. THE WING SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS WELL AS THE WING STRUTS, RUDDER AND PROPELLER.                                                     (-23 AMENDMENT) ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2005, N63995, A 7KCAB CHAMP, FLIPPED OVER ON IT'S BACK WHILE ROLLING OUT AFTER A LANDING ON A GRAVEL BAR. THE PILOT STATED HE CONDUCTED 3 FLY-BYS OF THE STRIP AND A ROLL-ON LANDING PRIOR TO ACTUALLY LANDING. DURING THE ROLLOUT, JUST ABOVE TAXI SPEED, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED AN 8 INCH DEEP DITCH THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO IT'S BACK.

## 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 ANC05CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA134), Sep 3, 2005: Champion 7KCAB (N63995), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a nose over during the landing roll. A factor contributing to the accident was a depression/ditch in the landing surface.

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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