# Accident 20130316005219A: Bellanca 7ECA, Sonoma, CA, March 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2013, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sonoma, CA
- Airport: Sonoma Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2544° N, 122.4339° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2544&lon=-122.4339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8564V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8564V) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130316005219A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. SUCCESFULLY COMPLETED 1 TRAFFIC PATTERN AND LANDING, ON THE SECOND TRAFFIC PATTERN, AIRCRAFT WAS HIGH ON FINAL, STUENT PILOT SLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO LOSE ALTITUDE, TOUCHDOWN OCCURED HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (2480 X 40 FT) UPON TOUCHDOWN AIRMAN DID NOT HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, ONE OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS LEFT THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT IN TO THE GRASS AREA SURROUNDING THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT MOMENTARILY APPLIED FULL POWER BUT REDUCED IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER APPLICATION.  AFTER WHICH THE AIPLANE WAS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL FOR THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE TETRAHEDRON WIND DEVICE AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, THE PROPELLOR AND SPINNER HIT THE AIRPORT BOUNDRY FENCE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNHURT.

## 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 WPR13CA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA166), Mar 16, 2013: Bellanca 7ECA (N8564V), Sonoma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the touchdown and landing roll.

## Other reports on N8564V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870823054959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870823054959I), Aug 23, 1987: Bbavia 7ECA (N8564V), Compton, CA, Minor damage. Swerved to avoid a bird. Left the runway and struck a VASI light.

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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