# Accident 20070208002359A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Deland, FL, February 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2007, 13:05 local time
- Place: Deland, FL
- Airport: Bob Lee Flight Strip Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.1042° N, 81.3136° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.1042&lon=-81.3136&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711AT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711AT-2018-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Superior O-360 series (registry code 59250, https://openairdocs.org/engine/superior-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,590 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070208002359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 2/8/07 WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT BOB LEE AIRPORT LOCATED AT DELAND, FL, PILOT STATES HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 27, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ABOUT 20 FEET AND YAWED TO THE LEFT. IN ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THE SITUATION HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED IN THAT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE LOWER FUSELAGE AND THE RIGHT WING WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 MIA07CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA048), Feb 8, 2007: American Champion 7GCBC (N711AT), Deland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, resulting in an in-flight collision with soft terrain, and a collapse of the right main landing gear.

## Other reports on N711AT (1)

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

- [Accident 20110702016549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110702016549A), Jul 2, 2011: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N711AT), Hayti, SD, Destroyed, 3 fatal. This accident occurred at about 2115 CDT about 5 nw of Hayti, SD. The pilot and two juvenile male passengers were on a pleasure flight when the aircraft struck…

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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