# Incident 20070424005629I: Bbavia 7ECA, April 24, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2007
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5049G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5049G-2021-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 60 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424005629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 24, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1045 A BELLANCA 7ECA AIRCRAFT MADE A HARD LANDING AT CLUTE HILLTOP AIRPORT, A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP 5 MILES EAST OF RUTHERFORDTON, NC. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTION TO A PRIVATE PILOT WHEN THE HARD LANDING OCCURRED.

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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