# Accident 20111118027989A: Bellanca 17-30A, Pine Mountain, GA, November 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2011, 10:00 local time
- Place: Pine Mountain, GA
- Airport: Harris County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8406° N, 84.8825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8406&lon=-84.8825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39836-2018-01-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 710 total, 10 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111118027989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND WITNESSES STATE THAT AIRCRAFT WAS ON NORMAL FINAL APPROACH.  AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT ON TOUCHDOWN AND CROSSED A GRASSY AREA AND CAME TO REST ON THE TAXI WAY. NO INJURIES INVOLVED WITH THIS ACCIDENT

## 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 ERA12CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA075), Nov 18, 2011: Bellanca 17-30A (N39836), Pine Mountain, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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