# Incident 20080526836629I: Bbavia 7EC, Birchwood, AK, May 26, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2008, 13:35 local time
- Place: Birchwood, AK
- Airport: Birchwood
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.4161° N, 149.5083° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BIRCHWOOD (BCV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.4161&lon=-149.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8988R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8988R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7EC (registry code 21101NM, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7ec) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080526836629I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE AIRMAN, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND OFF AIRPORT.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE HEARD A BANG AND FELT A JOLT.  HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED GO AROUND POWER AND EXECUTED A REJECTED LANDING.  ONCE AIRBORNE HE OBSERVED THAT HIS LEFT LANDING GEAR DIAGONAL SUPPORT HAD FAILED.  HE FLEW BACK TO THE BIRCHWOOD AIRPORT AND LANDED HIS AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 19R.  AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED THE LEFT WING SLOWLY DROPPED STRIKING THE GROUND, AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED OVER ON ITS NOSE COMING TO REST ON ITS LOWER COWLING AND THE LEFT WING TIP.

## Other reports on N8988R (1)

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

- [Accident 19910202001369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910202001369A), Feb 2, 1991: Bbavia 7EC (N8988R), Eagle River, AK, Substantial damage. Unable to out climb rising terrain after ski takeoff from frozen lake. Tried turn back but struck trees.

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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