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Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Port Isabel, TX · August 23, 2003

Date: August 23, 2003 · 11:30 local
Place: Port Isabel, TX
Airport: Port Isabel/ Cameron County Ar
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8730V
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA206
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N8730VRegistered now · Bellanca 7KCABS/N 526-75 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBellanca 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Instructor demonstrated for tailwheel endorsement and experienced hard landing. Impact while in left slip or shortly thereafter indicated by collapsed left main gear spring. Left main gear buckled on impact; aircraft slid on nose for 150 ft. aircraft impacted 320 ft. from approach end of rwy 17. Subsequent investigation by FAA inspector on scene revealed loss of aileron control system continuity due to impact with rwy. Found aileron control attach bracket broken from bellcrank at lower center fuselage. Seat horizontal straps (2) broken on back seat.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATED FOR TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT AND EXPERIENCED HARD LANDING. IMPACT WHILE IN LEFT SLIP OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER INDICATED BY COLLAPSED LEFT MAIN GEAR SPRING. LEFT MAIN GEAR BUCKLED ON IMPACT; AIRCRAFT SLID ON NOSE FOR 150 FT. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED 320 FT. FROM APPROACH END OF RWY 17. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY FAA INSPECTOR ON SCENE REVEALED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL SYSTEM CONTINUITY DUE TO IMPACT WITH RWY. FOUND AILERON CONTROL ATTACH BRACKET BROKEN FROM BELLCRANK AT LOWER CENTER FUSELAGE. SEAT HORIZONTAL STRAPS (2) BROKEN ON BACK SEAT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW03LA206Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcKinney, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall during landing. A contributing factor was flaring too high.Aug 23, 2003 · Substantial damage