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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Exeter, CA · January 7, 2008

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Date
January 7, 2008 · 11:15 local
Place
Exeter, CA
Airport
Exeter
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N30WH
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA044
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,600 total40 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days
N30WHRegistered now · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 997-77 · Built 1977Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) The pilot reported that he made a 3 point landing on runway 31 after a short local flight with a friend. Winds were light and VFR conditions prevailed. During rollout, the airplane veered to the right and the pilot attempted to correct with left rudder. The aircraft left the right side of the runway and encountered mud. The aircraft then lost directional control and went over on its nose. There was damage to the propeller and structural damage to both wings and the fuselage. The pilot stated that he normally flew the airplane from the rear seat but decided to fly this flight from the front. The pilot told the investigator that prior to departure, he could not apply full rudder control from the front seat apparently due to his height (5'6") and seat position but decided to go anyway. The aircraft was loaded within its weight and balance limitations. A mechanic who inspected the aircraft after the accident found a plastic water bottle wedged between the left rudder pedal and firewall. It is unknown if this happened before or after the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A 3 POINT LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AFTER A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT WITH A FRIEND. WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED. DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED MUD. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND WENT OVER ON ITS NOSE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND THE FUSELAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE NORMALLY FLEW THE AIRPLANE FROM THE REAR SEAT BUT DECIDED TO FLY THIS FLIGHT FROM THE FRONT. THE PILOT TOLD THE INVESTIGATOR THAT PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, HE COULD NOT APPLY FULL RUDDER CONTROL FROM THE FRONT SEAT APPARENTLY DUE TO HIS HEIGHT (5'6") AND SEAT POSITION BUT DECIDED TO GO ANYWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITHIN ITS WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITATIONS. A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE ACCIDENT FOUND A PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE WEDGED BETWEEN THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND FIREWALL. IT IS UNKNOWN IF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE OR AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

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 LAX08CA044Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportExeter, CAThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Jan 7, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N30WH · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20070413005079ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Porterville, CA(-23) On 4/13/2007, at approximately 1215 PDT, Bellanca aircraft, N30WH, operating under 14CFR91 in VFR conditions, sustained substantial damage during landing on Porterville Municipal Airport (ptv), Porterville, CA. N30WH landed on runway 30 and drifted to…Apr 13, 2007 · Substantial damage