What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(.19) On October 27, 1999, approximately 1135 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB, N8707V, operated by kempton air service, was substantially damaged when it collided with terrain during landing roll at Walker field, Grand Junction, Colorado. The commercial certificated flight instructor and one passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed for the personal flight being conducted under title 14 CFR part 91. The flight originated one hour before the accident. According to the pilot, after touching down on runway 11, the left main landing gear collapsed and separated from the aircraft. The airplane ground looped and departed the runway to the left, coming to rest on its left side. The left wing strut and left rear wing spar were bent. (-23)on 10-27-99 N8707V landed on runway 11 at Grand Junction, Colorado and during the landing roll the left landing gear collapsed. The left side of the fuselage, left wing strut, left wing tip and left rear wing spar were damaged. A failure of the "u" bolt (which holds the landing gear to the fuselage)caused the gear to collapse. The weather at the time of the acciden t was clear 10 miles visibility and the wind was calm.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON OCTOBER 27, 1999, APPROXIMATELY 1135 MOUNTAIN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELLANCA 8KCAB, N8707V, OPERATED BY KEMPTON AIR SERVICE, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING ROLL AT WALKER FIELD, GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO. THE COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT BEING CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ONE HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, AFTER TOUCHING DOWN ON RUNWAY 11, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, COMING TO REST ON ITS LEFT SIDE. THE LEFT WING STRUT AND LEFT REAR WING SPAR WERE BENT. (-23)ON 10-27-99 N8707V LANDED ON RUNWAY 11 AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO AND DURING THE LANDING ROLL THE LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT REAR WING SPAR WERE DAMAGED. A FAILURE OF THE "U" BOLT (WHICH HOLDS THE LANDING GEAR TO THE FUSELAGE)CAUSED THE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDEN T WAS CLEAR 10 MILES VISIBILITY AND THE WIND WAS CALM.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.