# Accident 20130218002339A: Bellanca 7ECA, Santa Paula, CA, February 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2013, 09:35 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3414° N, 119.0569° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3414&lon=-119.0569&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50380, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50380) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 911 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218002339A

## Narrative

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

N50380, BELLANCA, LANDED ON RUNWAY 4, IN SZP AND THEN TURNED LEFT AND ROLLED. THE TWO OUTERMOST RIBS ON THE LEFT WING WERE CRACKED. THE LEFT WING TIP SCRAPED OVER A PARKED BOAT. THE RIGHT WING TIP WENT OVER A WOODEN SHACK AND WAS DAMAGED. THE RIGHT WING REAR ATTACHMENT STRUT WAS BOWED. THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL COVER WAS CRACKED. THE RIGHT WING INBOARD LOWER ATTACHMENT BOLT WAS SHEARED.

## 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 WPR13CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA126), Feb 18, 2013: Bellanca 7ECA (N50380), Santa Paula, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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