# Accident 19960715028649A: Bbavia 7ECA, Belle Plaine, MN, July 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1996, 13:30 local time
- Place: Belle Plaine, MN
- Airport: Belle Plaine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.6206° N, 93.7607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6206&lon=-93.7607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5026K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5026K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7ECA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960715028649A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND LONG. BEGAN GO AROUND. WHEELS CAUGHT 4FT TALL GRASS END OF RUNWAY. SLOWED. IMPACT JUST OFF END OF RUNWAY. (-23) DURING APPROACH TO LANDING PILOT DECIDED HE WAS HIGH AND LONG, HE ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND BUT HE APPLIED POWER (115HP) A LITTLE LATE, AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR HIT TALL (4 FEET) GRASS AT END OF RUNWAY WHICH SLOWED HIM EVEN MORE AND AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND IN A LEVEL, STRAIGHT FORWARD ATTITUDE.

## 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 CHI96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA242), Jul 15, 1996: Bellanca 7ECA (N5026K), Belle Plaine, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the distance and speed during the landing, and his delay in initiating a go-around. Factors relating to the accident were: the tall grass and ravine at the end of the…

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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