# Accident 20071128828519A: Bbavia 7JC, Wasilla, AK, November 28, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 28, 2007, 17:30 local time
- Place: Wasilla, AK
- Airport: Wasilla
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.8109° N, 161.4405° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.8109&lon=-161.4405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8965R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8965R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7EC (registry code 2110120, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C90 series (registry code 17009, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7JC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 204 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071128828519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 28, 2007 A AERONCA, 7JC REGISTERED TO AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT AT THE WASILLA AIRPORT, WASILLA ALASKA. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT DURING HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO HE APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT TURNING OVER. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS CHOICE OF FOOT WEAR WAS INAPPROPRIATE FOR FLIGHT DUE TO BEING TOO LARGE FOR PROPER APPLICATION OF THE BRAKES. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF FAR PART 91. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WEAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ANC08CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA022), Nov 28, 2007: Aeronca 7JC (N8965R), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive application of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in a nose-over.

## Other reports on N8965R (1)

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

- [Incident 20110824019219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110824019219I), Aug 24, 2011: Aeronca 7JC (N8965R), Talkeetna, AK, Minor damage. The airman was on a supervised, first solo cross country flight from Talkeetna, Alaska to wasilla, Alaska and returning to Talkeetna. On the final landing at…

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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