# Accident 20070404006189A: Bbavia 7ECA, Wenatchee, WA, April 4, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2007, 18:00 local time
- Place: Wenatchee, WA
- Airport: Pangborn Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3983° N, 120.2061° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3983&lon=-120.2061&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6096F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6096F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7ECA (registry code 21101NN, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-290 series (registry code 41506, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,452 total, 93 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070404006189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) LH MLG SUFFERED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS DURING TAKE-OFF. LOCK NUT (PN 1-2984) AT BOTTOM OF MLG STRUT THREADS FAILED. BOTTOM HALF OF STRUT DETACHED FROM UPPER HALF. LH MLG DURING TAKE-OFF. UPON LANDING, MLG FOLDED UNDER THE A/C CAUSING DAMAGE TO LOWER LONGERONS, DAMAGED WINGTIP AND PROP STRIKE. LACK OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE DUE TO PRODUCT DESIGN--THREADS ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE FOR INSPECTION WITHOUT DISASSEMBLY OF STRUT ASSEMBLY.

## 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 SEA07LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA093), Apr 5, 2007: Champion 7ECA (N6096F), East Wenatchee, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Separation of the left main landing gear shock absorbing strut during takeoff. A missing screw was a factor.

## Other reports on N6096F (1)

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

- [Accident 20150510005749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150510005749A), May 10, 2015: Champion 7ECA (N6096F), Quincy, WA, Substantial damage. After 3 point landing aircraft ran off right side of runway hit ditch and fliped over on back damaging wings, rudder and landing gear

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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