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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7KCAB · Shallowater, TX · July 4, 2006

Date: July 4, 2006 · 13:50 local
Place: Shallowater, TX
Airport: Biggin Hill
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8651V
Reported as: Bbavia 7KCAB
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total250 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N8651VRegistration cancelled Jun 3, 2023 · Bellanca 7KCABS/N 509-75 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBellanca 7KCAB Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 4, 2006, at approximately 1350 CDT, the pilot and single occupant of N8651V, a Bellanca model BL-7-kcab, landed long and ground looped at the end of runway 13 at Biggin Hill airstrip (TA67) located five miles west of Shallowater, Texas. The right tire dislodged from the wheel bead and the right wheel pant sheared off from the landing gear. There was minor damage to the left wheel pant, damage to the nose cowling, and damage to both propeller blades. The pilot was not injured. The pilot stated he landed long and purposefully ground looped the airplane in order to avoid going off the end of the runway and hitting obstacles.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 4, 2006, AT APPROXIMATELY 1350 CDT, THE PILOT AND SINGLE OCCUPANT OF N8651V, A BELLANCA MODEL BL-7-KCAB, LANDED LONG AND GROUND LOOPED AT THE END OF RUNWAY 13 AT BIGGIN HILL AIRSTRIP (TA67) LOCATED FIVE MILES WEST OF SHALLOWATER, TEXAS. THE RIGHT TIRE DISLODGED FROM THE WHEEL BEAD AND THE RIGHT WHEEL PANT SHEARED OFF FROM THE LANDING GEAR. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WHEEL PANT, DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING, AND DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LONG AND PURPOSEFULLY GROUND LOOPED THE AIRPLANE IN ORDER TO AVOID GOING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HITTING OBSTACLES.