# Accident 20070424006639A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Grand Rapids, MN, April 24, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2007, 18:30 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2944° N, 93.5097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2944&lon=-93.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1646G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1646G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,118 total, 400 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070424006639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING IN HAY FIELD. ON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT MOVED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A ROLLING SECTION OF THE FIELD. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI07CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA120), Apr 25, 2007: Champion 7GCAA (N1646G), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his excessive use of brakes during the landing which resulted in a nose-over. The downhill slope was a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N1646G (1)

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

- [Incident 19951227042579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951227042579I), Dec 27, 1995: Bbavia 7GCAA (N1646G), Grand Rapids, MI, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft landed hard and bounced. When aircraft came down on runway the next time it was heading for the edge of runway to the right. Pilot…

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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