# Accident 20030208001579A: Blanca 14192, Oceano, CA, February 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2003, 09:45 local time
- Place: Oceano, CA
- Airport: Oceano County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1000° N, 120.6167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1000&lon=-120.6167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7686B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7686B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-2 (registry code 3080104, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14192
- Pilot flight hours: 1,707 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030208001579A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 8, 2003, ABOUT 0930 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA 14-19-2, N7686B, NOSED OVER DURING LANDING AT OCEANO, CALIFORNIA. THE PILOT/OWNER WAS OPERATING THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED SANTA YNEZ, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNKNOWN TIME EN ROUTE TO OCEANO. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A GUST OF WIND AFFECTED THE AIRPLANE ON LANDING, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT A NOSE OVER. (-23) AFTER LANDING N7686B EXPERIENCED SHIFTING, GUSTING WINGS. DURING LANDING ROLLOUT N7686B PASSED BY A BUILDING NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED INCREASE IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY INTO SAND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY AND FLIP OVER.

## 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 LAX03LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA086), Feb 8, 2003: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7686B), Oceano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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