# Accident 20090404003219A: Bbavia 7GCAA, Monterey, CA, April 4, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2009, 11:19 local time
- Place: Monterey, CA
- Airport: Monterey Peninsula
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5856° N, 121.8389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5856&lon=-121.8389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N224RA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 7GCAA (registry code 2121002, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 304 total, 75 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090404003219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) UPON TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 10 RIGHT AT KMRY, THE PILOT MISJUDGED THE QUARTERING TAILWINDS, (330 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS) AND ITS EFFECT ON THE AIRCRAFT WHICH RESULTED IN THE LOSS OF LIFT AND AIRSPEED RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL AT ROTATION.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, DAMAGING ITS TAIL WHEEL, COLLAPSING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND ITS ATTACH POINTS, BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT WING TIPS AND PROPELLER.

## 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 WPR09CA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA178), Apr 4, 2009: American Champion 7GCAA (N224RA), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and failure to attain/maintain an adequate airspeed, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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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