# Accident 19991027031009A: Bbavia 8KCAB, Grand Junction, CO, October 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 1999, 11:35 local time
- Place: Grand Junction, CO
- Airport: Walker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0805° N, 108.5498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0805&lon=-108.5498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8707V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8707V) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA013) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027031009A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 DEN00LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA013), Oct 27, 1999: Bellanca 8KCAB (N8707V), Grand Junction, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: A failure of the left main landing gear attachment (u-bolt) due to fatigue.

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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