# Incident 20051018025359I: Bbavia 7AC, Morganton, NC, October 18, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2005, 14:15 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Morganton-Lenoir Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7408° N, 81.7003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morganton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7408&lon=-81.7003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4221E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4221E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT A658F
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,027 total, 113 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051018025359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WX 1822Z MRN 10 240/7 28/4 A2992. AC DEPARTED UKF 1400 LCL AND ARRIVED MRN 1415 LCL. PILOT STATED ON THE PHONE THAT HE WAS THE PIC AND THAT HE "BOUNCED" THE LANDING. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PASSENGER IN THE BACK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAY HAVE TAKEN THE CONTROLS TO HELP TRY TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. AFTER RECEIVING ^PRIVACY^ STATEMENT, HE STATED THAT HE ASKED THE PIC IF HE WANTED HIM TO TAKE THE PLANE BUT THE PIC FROZE. AT THAT POINT, HE TOOK THE CONTROLS TO PREVENT A CRASH.

## Other reports on N4221E (1)

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

- [Incident 20150121000329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150121000329I), Jan 21, 2015: Champion 7AC (N4221E), Shelby, NC, Minor damage. Upon landing, aircraft ran off right side of runway 23, and traveled up an embankment. Right gear caught ridge of embankment, spinning the aircraft 180 degrees…

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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