# Accident 20070413005079A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Porterville, CA, April 13, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2007, 12:15 local time
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0297° N, 119.0628° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0297&lon=-119.0628&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 238 total, 2 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413005079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 4/13/2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1215 PDT, BELLANCA AIRCRAFT, N30WH, OPERATING UNDER 14CFR91 IN VFR CONDITIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON PORTERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PTV), PORTERVILLE, CA. N30WH LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 AND DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE LEFT DRIFT WITH RIGHT RUDDER AND INADVERTENTLY APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE. N30WH DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, GROUND LOOPED IN THE SOFT DIRT ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY, AND NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED WITH DAMAGE TO THE TAIL, LIFT STRUTS, LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT, AND WINGS. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS UNINJURED. REPORTED WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VARIABLE 270 DEGREES TO 340 DEGREES AT 3 KNOTS TO 4 KNOTS.

## 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 LAX07CA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA128), Apr 13, 2007: Bellanca 7GCBC (N30WH), Porterville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N30WH (1)

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

- [Accident 20080107000029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080107000029A), Jan 7, 2008: Bbavia 7GCBC (N30WH), Exeter, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot reported that he made a 3 point landing on runway 31 after a short local flight with a friend. Winds were light and VFR conditions prevailed.…

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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