# Incident 20070911020669I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Fort Collins/L, CO, September 11, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Fort Collins/L, CO
- Airport: Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113MS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113MS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PL, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 90 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911020669I

## Narrative

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

(-23) A 3000 HOUR CFI AND PRIVATE RATED STUDENT WERE ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND IN THE LANDING PHASE WITH THE INTENT OF MAKING A MAIN WHEEL LANDING IN A CONVENTIONAL GEARED A/C. THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH 6 KTS OF WIND ON THE NOSE WHILE LANDING RW 150 FNL. AT 1-2 FEET AGL THE A/C BALLOONED AND THE STUDENT APPLIED EXCESSIVE FWD ELEVATOR, THEN AFT ELEVATOR. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL AND APPLIED POWER, ATTEMPTING TO STABILIZE AND GO AROUND. THE ATTITUDE AND SPEED OF THE A/C WAS SUCH THAT THEY WERE GOING TO CONTACT THE RUNWAY. THE CFI CHOSE TO COMPLETE THE LANDING IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, THINKING IT WOULD DO LESS DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY TAIL WHEEL FIRST, DRIVING THE TAIL WHEEL INTO THE LOWER EDGE OF THE RUDDER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RUDDER. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE A/C AND THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

## Other reports on N113MS (2)

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

- [Incident 20250110000319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250110000319I), Jan 10, 2025: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N113MS), Loveland, CO, No damage. PIC stated that the aircraft landed runway 33 to taxiway A2 aircraft began to drift left. The pilot then applied righthand rudder with limited response to the…
- [Incident 20210818013819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210818013819I), Aug 18, 2021: American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC (N113MS), Loveland, CO, Minor damage. Attempting to land the pilot lost control on roll out and the aircraft did a ground loop causing damage to the right landing main 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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