20031030037549A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8KCAB · Ocala/Belleview, FL · October 30, 2003

Date: October 30, 2003 · 10:30 local
Place: Ocala/Belleview, FL
Airport: Leeward Air Ranch Airport
Phase of flight: Sfl Takeoff Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5519K
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA04LA015
Reported as: Bbavia 8KCAB
Reported engine: Lycoming AEIO360*
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 30,800 total1,000 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N5519KRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2013 · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 384-78 · Built 1978 Airframe modelBellanca 8KCAB Engine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pic/instructor stated that he was instructing another pilot, alvaro saldarriaga in a manuever that called for a return to the departing runway after an engine failure. Mr. Burel stated that he closed the throttle on the student as they crossed the departure end of runway 36 at Leeward air ranch at approx. 700 feet AGL. The student started a left hand turn back to the runway at an angle of bank of 55-60 degrees, which was necessary to make the runway. At some point during the turn, the student applied an excessive rudder input, stalling and causing the aircraft to enter a spin. Mr burel took the controls and recovered the aircraft as it was again heading n.e. during the recovery there was not enough altitude to clear the trees. The aircraft appeared to strike an oak tree in a climbing attitude, which caused the aircraft to crash.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PIC/INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE WAS INSTRUCTING ANOTHER PILOT, ALVARO SALDARRIAGA IN A MANUEVER THAT CALLED FOR A RETURN TO THE DEPARTING RUNWAY AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE. MR. BUREL STATED THAT HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE ON THE STUDENT AS THEY CROSSED THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 36 AT LEEWARD AIR RANCH AT APPROX. 700 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT STARTED A LEFT HAND TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY AT AN ANGLE OF BANK OF 55-60 DEGREES, WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO MAKE THE RUNWAY. AT SOME POINT DURING THE TURN, THE STUDENT APPLIED AN EXCESSIVE RUDDER INPUT, STALLING AND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ENTER A SPIN. MR BUREL TOOK THE CONTROLS AND RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT AS IT WAS AGAIN HEADING N.E. DURING THE RECOVERY THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STRIKE AN OAK TREE IN A CLIMBING ATTITUDE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO CRASH.

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 MIA04LA015Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOcala, FLThe failure of the dual student to maintain airspeed (VS) and the CFI's improper supervision while turning to reverse direction resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and collision with trees and the ground during the resultant uncontrolled descent.Oct 30, 2003 · Substantial damage