# Incident 20090425010359I: Bbavia 7GCAA, Old Town, ME, April 25, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2009, 16:00 local time
- Place: Old Town, ME
- Airport: Dewitt Fld,Old Town Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9523° N, 68.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEWITT FLD/OLD TOWN MUNI (OLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9523&lon=-68.6745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9058L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9058L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Champion 7GCAA (registry code 21101N8, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCAA
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,100 total, 19 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090425010359I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING A CROSS WIND LANDING PHASE OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THE FLYING PILOT REALIZED LESS THAN OPTIMUM STEERING AUTHORITY WHEN THE TAIL WHEEL WAS DOWN AND HE RELINQUISHED CONTROL TO THE REAR PILOT (PIC).  DURING THE ROLL OUT, WITH LIMITED STEERING CONTROL, ONE OR BOTH PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PROPELLER, SPINNER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED.  THE PILOT REPORTED EXPERIENCING A TAIL WHEEL SHIMMY ON THE PREVIOUS LANDING.  THE RIGHT SIDE TAIL WHEEL STEERING ATTACH SPRING WAS FOUND UNATTACHED DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

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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