# Accident 20130620010159A: Bellanca 7KCAB, East Aurora, NY, June 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2013, 16:20 local time
- Place: East Aurora, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7617° N, 78.4961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7617&lon=-78.4961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11679, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11679) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 55 in this make and model, 220 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA298) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130620010159A

## Narrative

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

THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF DEPARTURE WERE SOUTH TO SOUTH WEST AND INCREASING SLIGHTLY ESTIMATED AT 5 TO 10 KTS. THIS WAS BASED ON THE PILOTS? STATED OBSERVATION.

THE PILOT TAXIED OUT TO THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD AND CONDUCTED AN ENGINE RUNUP.  THE PILOT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL AND UTILIZED AS MUCH OF THE RUNWAY AS POSSIBLE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE INITIAL ROLL WAS ?A BIT SLOW.?  THE RUNWAY IS GRASS AND THERE IS A SLIGHT GRADIENT IN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE ENGINE INDICATED IT WAS PRODUCING RATED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME OFF THE GROUND SLIGHTLY FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY THAN WHAT THE PILOT WAS EXPECTING BUT NOT SO FAR DOWN THAT IT CAUSED CONCERN TO THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE SITUATION STARTED TO RAPIDLY DETERIORATE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY UPON BECOMING AIRBORNE. AS THE AIRPLANE CAME OFF THE GROUND, THE PILOT STATED IT WAS AS IF THE AIRPLANE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE PILOT STATED AT THIS POINT HE RECOGNIZED HE HAD A SERIOUS PROBLEM. THE PILOT STATED HIS FLIGHT PATH WAS MUCH FLATTER THAN NORMAL AND IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT CLEARING THE OBSTACLES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WAS NOT LIKELY. THE PILOT CUT THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND MADE AN AGGRESSIVE WHEEL LANDING IN AN EFFORT TO GET ON THE GROUND AND APPLY BRAKES TO STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AND ROLLED A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER ACTUALLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. HOWEVER, THE FIELD WAS SOFT AND ROUGH AND THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ANXIOUS TO STOP TO AVOID CROSSING A DITCH AND THE ENTERING A ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED TAIL OVER NOSE CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES.

## 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 ERA13CA298](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA298), Jun 20, 2013: Bellanca 7KCAB (N11679), East Aurora, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a rejected takeoff on a soft turf runway with a gusty wind, resulting in the airplane nosing over.

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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