# Accident 20090509009259A: Bbavia 7AC, San Diego, CA, May 9, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2009, 15:40 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Brown Field Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8261° N, 116.9725° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8261&lon=-116.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3370E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3370E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aeronca 7AC (registry code 2110102, https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ac) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental A&C65 series (registry code 17003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7AC
- Reported engine: CONT C65*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 5 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090509009259A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  PIC WAS EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO TO RUNWAY 27L AT BROWN FIELD AIRPORT, SAN DIEGO, CA IN A TAILWHEEL AERONCA CHAMP.  ON TOUCHDOWN, WITH A CROSSWIND, AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, THEN RIGHT, RUNNING OFF EDGE OF RUNWAY INTO DIRT AREA AND STOPPING UPRIGHT.

## 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 WPR09CA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA280), May 9, 2009: Aeronca 7AC (N3370E), El Cajon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with gusting crosswinds.

## Other reports on N3370E (5)

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

- [Accident 20201005020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005020789A), Oct 5, 2020: Aeronca 7AC (N3370E), Salida, CO, Substantial damage. On October 5, 2020, at 1410Z N3370E an Aeronca 7AC veered off rwy 24 striking the segmented circle, the aircraft received substantial damage. Both persons on…
- [Incident 20160111000499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160111000499I), Jan 11, 2016: Aeronca 7AC (N3370E), Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. During approach to runway 18, Fallbrook airpark, aircraft N3370E, model Aeronca 7AC, touched down 5 ft. short of actual hard surface runway. Main landing gear…
- [Incident 20111018024439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111018024439I), Oct 18, 2011: Aeronca 7AC (N3370E), Roseburg, OR, Substantial damage. This report will be down graded from "incident" to "occurance" as there was no intention for flight. Maintenance ground run. Owner was adjusting carburator.…
- [Incident 20020817025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020817025179I), Aug 17, 2002: Bbavia 7AC (N3370E), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) After discussing this incident with airman erb and also reading the letter from his flight instructor, this office feels that no enforcement or…
- [Incident 19780722038721I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780722038721I), Jul 22, 1978: Blanca 7AC (N3370E), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Pilot taxiing out with poor brakes used a little extra speed to cross runway. He struck N714VZ in runup position.

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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