# Accident 20051223032389A: Bbavia 7EC, Platteville, WI, December 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2005, 14:30 local time
- Place: Platteville, WI
- Airport: Grant County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6894° N, 90.4444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6894&lon=-90.4444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7592B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7592B) (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
- Reported engine: CONT C90*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051223032389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT WAS LANDING RUNWAY 25 AT PLATTEVILLE, WI (PVB) AIRPORT. WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 220 @ 5 KNOTS. UPON LANDING AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT. STUDENT GOT AIRCRAFT STRAIGHTENED OUT BUT NOT BEFORE LEAVING THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK SNOWBANK AND NOSED OVER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING, RIGHT MAIN GEAR, CABIN, PROPELLER AND TAIL. STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI06CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA056), Dec 23, 2005: Champion 7EC (N7592B), Platteville, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the landing. A factor was the snow bank the pilot encountered.

## Other reports on N7592B (1)

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

- [Accident 19760719023519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760719023519A), Jul 19, 1976: Blanca 7EC (N7592B), Olivia, MN, Substantial damage. L wheel dropped into a badger hole.

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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