# Accident 20120317004349A: Bellanca 17-30A, Branson, MO, March 17, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2012, 16:10 local time
- Place: Branson, MO
- Airport: M. Graham Clark-Taney County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6258° N, 93.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6258&lon=-93.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801RC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N801RC-2013-05-22) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120317004349A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 12 AT PLK  WITH A DIRECT CROSSWIND GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.  HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR WIND DRIFT OR MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  HE SKIDDED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN12CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA193), Mar 17, 2012: Bellanca 17-30A (N801RC), Branson, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a gusting crosswind.

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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