19961020033129A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Ledbetter, KY · October 20, 1996

Date: October 20, 1996 · 16:30 local
Place: Ledbetter, KY
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5029G
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD97LA010
Reported as: Bbavia 8GCBC
Fatal injuries: 0

N5029GRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 288-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Aircraft overshot runway, tried go around, stalled causing right wing hit ground. Cart wheeled into tree in yard. (-23) pilot elected to make a go-around after attempted landing in open area. Pilot stated he stalled aircraft and the right wing struck the ground causing the aircraft to cartwheel. Aircraft came to rest 180 degrees from landing direction with the right wing coming to a stop in/against a tree. Pilot exited the aircraft under his own power. No injuries, no fire, aircraft destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT OVERSHOT RUNWAY, TRIED GO AROUND, STALLED CAUSING RIGHT WING HIT GROUND. CART WHEELED INTO TREE IN YARD. (-23) PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AFTER ATTEMPTED LANDING IN OPEN AREA. PILOT STATED HE STALLED AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION WITH THE RIGHT WING COMING TO A STOP IN/AGAINST A TREE. PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNDER HIS OWN POWER. NO INJURIES, NO FIRE, AIRCRAFT DESTROYED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD97LA010Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLedbetter, KYthe pilot's delay in executing a go-around, and his failure to obtain/maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall and collision with the ground.Oct 20, 1996 · Substantial damage