# Accident 20050930033859A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Longmont, CO, September 30, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Longmont, CO
- Airport: Vance Brand Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1722° N, 105.1722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1722&lon=-105.1722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113AW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,186 total, 299 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050930033859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER NORMAL LANDING, ACFT BEGAN SLIGHT RIGHT TURN DURING LANDING ROLL. WHEN PILOT APPLIED RUDDER CONTROL, LEFT RUDDER CONTROL CABLE BROKE RESULTING IN GROUND LOOP. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT COLLAPSE, BROKEN LEFT WING SPAR AND BLADE STRIKE.

## 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 DEN05LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA150), Sep 30, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N113AW), Longmont, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the left rudder cable resulting in a loss of directional control by the pilot. Contributing to the accident was the improper repair procedures on the seat frame.

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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