# Accident 20070930021299A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Laurel, MT, September 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 2007, 15:05 local time
- Place: Laurel, MT
- Airport: Laurel Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.7062° N, 108.7563° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7062&lon=-108.7563&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41695, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N41695) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,415 total, 15 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070930021299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AT 1400 MDT, A BELLANCA 7GCBC, N41695 REGISTERED TO THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE ON LANDING, WHILE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE UNHURT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE IN HALF DURING LANDING, THE GEAR HAD INDICATIONS OF CORROSION AT THE BREAK. A FUELING STEP HAD BEEN TACK WELDED TO THE GEAR AND THE BREAK WAS BETWEEN THIS WELD. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF PROPELLER, LEFT WING, LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE, AND LEFT PILOT WINDOW. NO ADDITIONAL CAUSAL FACTORS AT THIS TIME.

## 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 LAX07CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA288), Sep 30, 2007: Bellanca 7GCBC (N41695), Laurel, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: Corrosion and fatigue-induced failure of the landing gear structure.

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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