# Accident 20080107000029A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Exeter, CA, January 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Exeter, CA
- Airport: Exeter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2386° N, 119.1431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2386&lon=-119.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30WH) (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: 4,600 total, 40 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080107000029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AFTER A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT WITH A FRIEND. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED MUD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WENT OVER ON ITS NOSE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY FLEW THE AIRPLANE FROM THE REAR SEAT BUT DECIDED TO FLY THIS FLIGHT FROM THE FRONT. THE PILOT TOLD THE INVESTIGATOR THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, HE COULD NOT APPLY FULL RUDDER CONTROL FROM THE FRONT SEAT APPARENTLY DUE TO HIS HEIGHT (5'6") AND SEAT POSITION BUT DECIDED TO GO ANYWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITHIN ITS WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS. A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOUND A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE WEDGED BETWEEN THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND FIREWALL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX08CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA044), Jan 7, 2008: Bellanca 7GCBC (N30WH), Exeter, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N30WH (1)

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

- [Accident 20070413005079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070413005079A), Apr 13, 2007: Bbavia 7GCBC (N30WH), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 4/13/2007, at approximately 1215 PDT, Bellanca aircraft, N30WH, operating under 14CFR91 in VFR conditions, sustained substantial damage during landing…

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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