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FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Lee, OH · April 5, 2014

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Date
April 5, 2014 · 18:42 local
Place
Lee, OH
Airport
Athens
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N8259R
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14FA185
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
25,000 total
N8259RRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30475 · Built 1972Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

1. Aircraft was in radio contact with ATC about 12 miles from the uni airport when changed over to UNICOM.

2. Radar contact was lost as aircraft entered what appears to be left traffic for runway 7.

3. The pilot extended gear, set the prop to low pitch and flaps for landing. It appears he started a left turn to base for landing.

4. Aircraft was in a left wing low ( left turn) when the left wing tip struck a tree 75 to 100 feet above the ground. The impact cut the left wing tip off which came to rest about 30 to 50 feet from the impact point. (See drawing in file)

5. Aircraft left wing impacted the ground about 250 feet from the tree, aircraft began to cart-wheel until the nose impact with the ground and a tree. Prop shaft failed on impact and aircraft flipped over and came to rest upside-down with the nose pointing back toward the first impact tree.

Engine and propeller appear to have been operating normal until impact.

Flight control check showed the controls were connected and operation appeared to be normal with the flaps in the full down position.

As the FAA filed it

1. AIRCRAFT WAS IN RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC ABOUT 12 MILES FROM THE UNI AIRPORT WHEN CHANGED OVER TO UNICOM.

2. RADAR CONTACT WAS LOST AS AIRCRAFT ENTERED WHAT APPEARS TO BE LEFT TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 7.

3. THE PILOT EXTENDED GEAR, SET THE PROP TO LOW PITCH AND FLAPS FOR LANDING. IT APPEARS HE STARTED A LEFT TURN TO BASE FOR LANDING.

4. AIRCRAFT WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW ( LEFT TURN) WHEN THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK A TREE 75 TO 100 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE IMPACT CUT THE LEFT WING TIP OFF WHICH CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 TO 50 FEET FROM THE IMPACT POINT. (SEE DRAWING IN FILE)

5. AIRCRAFT LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 250 FEET FROM THE TREE, AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO CART-WHEEL UNTIL THE NOSE IMPACT WITH THE GROUND AND A TREE. PROP SHAFT FAILED ON IMPACT AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE-DOWN WITH THE NOSE POINTING BACK TOWARD THE FIRST IMPACT TREE.

ENGINE AND PROPELLER APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN OPERATING NORMAL UNTIL IMPACT.

FLIGHT CONTROL CHECK SHOWED THE CONTROLS WERE CONNECTED AND OPERATION APPEARED TO BE NORMAL WITH THE FLAPS IN THE FULL DOWN POSITION.

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 CEN14FA185Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportAlbany, OHThe pilot’s loss of airplane control during the approach to landing.Apr 5, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8259R · 1

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

Accident 19750411008379ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mackinac Is, MIGr collapsed.Apr 11, 1975 · Substantial damage