# Incident 20070321003179I: Bbavia 7AC, Mount Ida, AR, March 21, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2007, 11:05 local time
- Place: Mount Ida, AR
- Airport: Bearce Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5291° N, 93.5294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BEARCE (7M3), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5291&lon=-93.5294&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84715, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N84715) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7AC (registry code 21101MA, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 15 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070321003179I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 21, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1105 CST, N84715, A 7-AC, GROUND-LOOPED AFTER LANDING AT MOUNT IDA, ARKANSAS (7M3). THE PILOT STATED THE HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG CROSSWIND FROM THE RIGHT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT. THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. AWOS REPORTED THE WINDS AS VARIABLE AT 6 KNOTS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER VFR. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND THE PILOT OBTAINED A COMPUTER WEATHER BRIEFING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.

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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