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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Colorado Spring, CO · May 26, 2004

Date: May 26, 2004 · 17:20 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Meadow Lake Airport
Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4173Y
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN04LA081
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 235 total28 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N4173YRegistration cancelled Oct 19, 2017 · Bellanca 7KCABS/N 598-77 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBellanca 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot encountered strong gusty winds on landing. He could not maintain the centerline and tried to go around. The right wingtip struck the ground when the pilot was attempting to avoid trees off to the right side of the runway. A loss of control followed the wing strike and the airplane came to rest approximately three hundred (300) feet off to the right of the runway. The pilot listened to the weather on the airport ASOS just before the landing and thought that the wind conditions were within his capabilities.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED STRONG GUSTY WINDS ON LANDING. HE COULD NOT MAINTAIN THE CENTERLINE AND TRIED TO GO AROUND. THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND WHEN THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO AVOID TREES OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. A LOSS OF CONTROL FOLLOWED THE WING STRIKE AND THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY THREE HUNDRED (300) FEET OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LISTENED TO THE WEATHER ON THE AIRPORT ASOS JUST BEFORE THE LANDING AND THOUGHT THAT THE WIND CONDITIONS WERE WITHIN HIS CAPABILITIES.

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 DEN04LA081Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeyton, COthe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning and decision making and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing flare which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing factors include the pilot's failure to perform a go-around and the wind…May 26, 2004 · Substantial damage