# Accident 20051229031649A: Bbavia 7ECA, Fredricksburg, TX, December 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2005, 13:45 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, TX
- Airport: Gillespie County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2392° N, 98.9056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2392&lon=-98.9056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7569F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7569F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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
- Reported engine: LYC O235*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 418 total, 27 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051229031649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS WAS A SHORT VFR FLIGHT TO T82 WITH A PLANNED STOP BEFORE RETURNING TO KERRVILLE, TEXAS. WEATHER AND WINDS WERE CHECKED BEFORE ARRIVAL. THE FIRST APPROACH WAS FLOWN TO A LOW APPROACH DOWN THE RUNWAY TO CHECK THE WIND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT AND CONTROL CORRECTIONS WERE ATTEMPTED. CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW06CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA044), Dec 29, 2005: Champion 7ECA (N7569F), Fredericksburg, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll-out. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N7569F (1)

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

- [Incident 19951013037539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951013037539I), Oct 13, 1995: Bbavia 7ECA (N7569F), San Carlos, CA, Minor damage. Narrative: on October 13, 1995 at approximately 1755 PDT, a Bellanca CH-10, N7569F, operated by dogfighters, inc., struck the propeller and spinner during a…

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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