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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCAA · El Dorado, KS · May 14, 2012

Date: May 14, 2012 · 16:30 local
Place: El Dorado, KS
Airport: Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N68543
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12LA304
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCAA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,900 total1 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N68543Registered now · Bellanca 7GCAAS/N 247-72 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCAA Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman was landing the aircraft in El Dorado, KS, on runway 15, lost control, then departed the west side of the runway and into a drainage ditch, shearing the right landing gear. The aircraft came to rest facing south. The airman stated he was performing a full stall landing when he experienced a hard landing, and the aircraft bounced off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN WAS LANDING THE AIRCRAFT IN EL DORADO, KS, ON RUNWAY 15, LOST CONTROL, THEN DEPARTED THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH, SHEARING THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTH. THE AIRMAN STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A FULL STALL LANDING WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN12LA304Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEl Dorado, KSThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.May 14, 2012 · Substantial damage