# Accident 20120514009609A: Bellanca 7GCAA, El Dorado, KS, May 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2012, 16:30 local time
- Place: El Dorado, KS
- Airport: Captain Jack Thomas/El Dorado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7711° N, 96.8172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7711&lon=-96.8172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68543) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120514009609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12LA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA304), May 14, 2012: Bellanca 7GCAA (N68543), El Dorado, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of 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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