# Incident 20090130005199I: Bbavia 7KCAB, Long Beach, CA, January 30, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2009, 18:50 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach /Daugherty Field/
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5101X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5101X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7KCAB (registry code 21101P3, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 96 in this make and model, 61 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090130005199I

## Narrative

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

DURING TAXI ON TAXIWAY BRAVO, PILOT APPLIED BRAKES TOO HARD AND AIRCRAFT CAME UP ON THE NOSE.  MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT.  NOTE: INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING DUE TO DIFFICULTIES CONTACTING PILOT/OWNER.  DURING TAXI ON TAXIWAY BRAVO AT NIGHT, PILOT REALIZED HE WAS ABOUT TO PASS THE TAXIWAY HE WAS CLEARED TO TURN ON, HE APPLIED THE BRAKES TOO HARD, CAUSING THE TAIL TO COME UP AND THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER COTACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCAFT CAME TO REST ON THE SPINNER.  CAUSAL TO THE INCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT IT WAS NIGHT AND THE PILOT DID NOT REALIZE THE TAIL WAS COMING UP UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO PREVENT CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  ALSO CAUSAL WAS THE FACT THE AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH HEAL BRAKES AND THE PILOT HAD PILOTED A DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT WITH TOE BRAKES EARLIER THAT DAY.

## Other reports on N5101X (2)

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

- [Accident 20101127053409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101127053409A), Nov 27, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N5101X), Rialto, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed cable airport and flew to Rialto airport to practice touch-and-go's on runway 24. On the 5th landing a loud snap was heard. The left gear…
- [Incident 20100324032899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100324032899I), Mar 24, 2010: Champion 7KCAB (N5101X), La Verne, CA, No damage. Incident notification via daily reporting application. Airman reported engine problems prior to making emergency landing on the northbound side of the 57…

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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