# Accident 20061027026859A: Bbavia 7ECA, Minneapolis, MN, October 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2006, 15:20 local time
- Place: Minneapolis, MN
- Airport: Flying Cloud Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8272° N, 93.4572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8272&lon=-93.4572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57410, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 19 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061027026859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 28R, TOWER REPORTED WIND 210/15, SET UP FOR A WHEEL LANDING. ENCOUNTERED A SLIGHT BOUNCE, WHEN WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT TOWARDS EDGE OF RUNWAY. DID NOT FEEL ATTEMPTING A GO-AROUND AT THAT POINT WAS PRUDENT BASED UPON HEADING TOWARDS WIND SOCK. DEPARTED RUNWAY AND STRUCK RUNWAY SIGN WITH RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 CHI07CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA014), Oct 27, 2006: Bellanca 7ECA (N57410), Eden Prairie, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining directional control of the tailwheel airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign that was impacted.

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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