# Accident 20070101002639A: Bbavia 7EC, Jeffersonville, IN, January 1, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3666° N, 85.7381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARK RGNL (JVY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3666&lon=-85.7381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N607EC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N607EC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 12 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070101002639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 1, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 PM LOCAL TIME, A 1967 AERONCA CHAMP, SERIAL NUMBER 713, N607EC, LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT THE CLARK COUNTY AIRPORT (KJVY). AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWING TO A TAXI SPEED, A GUST OF WIND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST CAUSED THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL, EXCESSIVE BRAKING WAS APPLIED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WINDS, AS REPORTED BY A UNICOM OPERATOR, WERE SAID TO BE FROM 250 DEGREES AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. AIRMAN COUNSELED ON CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES AND THE AERONAUTICAL DECISION MAKING PROCESS.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N607EC (1)

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

- [Accident 20030610010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030610010519A), Jun 10, 2003: Bbavia 7EC (N607EC), Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was practicing touch and go's on runway 24. Winds were 190 degrees at 7 knots. Upon landing pilot stated the aircraft ballooned a little with right…

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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