# Accident 19970328048089A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Midland, VA, March 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Midland, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5985° N, 77.7190° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5985&lon=-77.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1118E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1118E-2004-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328048089A

## Narrative

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

(-16) WITH RH CROSSWIND ON RW 14 PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND ON THE FIRST APPROACH. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT WENT RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE REALIZED THAT HE WAS GOING TO HIT THE TREES, HE KILLED THE ENGINE. THE TREE LINE RUNS PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY AND ARE APPROX. 45-50 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE TREES APPROX. THREE-FOURTHS OF THE WAY DOWN RW 14. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS WEARING HIS REQUIRED CORRECTIVE LENSES.

## 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 IAD97LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA058), Mar 28, 1997: Bellanca 8KCAB (N1118E), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. The crosswind was a related factor.

## Other reports on N1118E (1)

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

- [Incident 19940603028639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940603028639I), Jun 3, 1994: Bbavia 8KCAB (N1118E), Ogden, UT, Minor damage. Ground looped on landing. Low time in tail wheel type.

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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