20121207027909A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7ECA · Tehachapi, CA · December 7, 2012

Date: December 7, 2012 · 17:00 local
Place: Tehachapi, CA
Airport: Tehachapi Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8595V
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR13CA065
Reported as: Bellanca 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total197 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N8595VRegistered now · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 1076-75 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

On 12/07/12, aircraft departed santa paula airport (szp) enroute to Tehachapi airport (tsp). Pilot flew into fog during approach to Tehachapi (tsp). Aircraft impacted the ground 1.5 miles east of the airport in a plowed field. Aircraft sustained substantial damage and the pilot escaped uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

ON 12/07/12, AIRCRAFT DEPARTED SANTA PAULA AIRPORT (SZP) ENROUTE TO TEHACHAPI AIRPORT (TSP). PILOT FLEW INTO FOG DURING APPROACH TO TEHACHAPI (TSP). AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND 1.5 MILES EAST OF THE AIRPORT IN A PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED UNINJURED.

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 WPR13CA065Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTehachapi, CAThe non-instrument-rated pilot's continued descent into instrument meteorological conditions during the landing approach and his loss of situational awareness, which resulted in a collision with terrain.Dec 8, 2012 · Substantial damage