# Accident 20090718053969A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Waring, TX, July 18, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2009, 14:40 local time
- Place: Waring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9542° N, 98.7878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9542&lon=-98.7878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2991D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2991D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,958 total, 125 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090718053969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JULY 18, 2009, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTED AS PILOT IN COMMAND HIS AIRCRAFT A 1980 BELLANCA REGISTRATION NUMBER N299ID. DURING THE LANDING PHASE AT RUST FIELD AIRPORT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES.  THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED HARD RIGHT, THEN COLLIDED WITH A "T" POST FENCE, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT HAND LIFT STRUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.  THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED 2 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA450), Jul 18, 2009: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2991D), Waring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll-out. Contributing to the accident was the worn left main landing gear brake.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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