# Accident 19990918043069A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Troy, MO, September 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1999, 14:30 local time
- Place: Troy, MO
- Airport: Troy Airpark Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9701° N, 90.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9701&lon=-90.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53895, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53895) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8KCAB
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990918043069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. SMITH (CERT 489645763) WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 26 AT TROY, MO. (02MO) ON TOUCH DOWN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE A/C AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND STARTED HEADING TOWARD OTHER PARKED A/C AND PEOPLE. HE THOUGH THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO CORRECT BACK TO THE RUNWAY, LEFT, SO HE WENT NORTH, RIGHT, AND WENT INTO THE TREES. DAMAGE TO THE A/C WAS SUBSTANTIAL. THE LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED, THE LEFT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED AND THE FUSELAGE APPEARED TO BE TWISTED. THE RIGHT WING HAD A SMALL DENT IN THE OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE.

## 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 CHI99LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA345), Sep 18, 1999: Bellanca 8KCAB (N53895), Troy, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing. Factors in the accident were the proper alignment not attained by the pilot and the trees.

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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