# Accident 20070104000829A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Buckley, WA, January 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Buckley, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1500° N, 122.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1500&lon=-122.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070104000829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED THUN FIELD (1S0) FOR A JOB SITE IN BUCKLEY WA. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT AN OFF AIRPORT (TURF) SITE. PILOT APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE, THE WHEELS LOCKED THE LEFT MAIN IMPACTED A ROCK AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE LEFT WING APPEARS TO HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE REAR SPAR. THE RUDDER, TOP FUSELAGE STRINGERS, PROPELLER, WINDSHIELD AND COWLING ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM THE FLIP.

## 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 SEA07CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA042), Jan 5, 2007: American Champion 8GCBC (N186AC), Buckley, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to release brake pressure soon enough when his airplane skidded from wet grass onto dry terrain during an off-airport, full-stop landing. A factor was the change in terrain from…

## Other reports on N186AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20040213003489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040213003489A), Feb 13, 2004: Bbavia 8GCBC (N186AC), Sunberg, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing on a remote gravel road due to the fact the pilot had a sudden urge to use the bathroom, the aircraft veered to the right to avoid hitting…

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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