# Accident 20150421005379A: Bellanca 17-30A, Campbellsville, KY, April 21, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2015, 18:00 local time
- Place: Campbellsville, KY
- Airport: Taylor County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3608° N, 85.3058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3608&lon=-85.3058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9523E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9523E-2017-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 300 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150421005379A

## Narrative

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

ON 4/28/2015, THE LOUISVILLE FSDO WAS INFORMED OF AN ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 4/21/2015 INVOLVING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT KAAS IN GUSTY CROSSWINDS.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE ENGINE POWER BACK JUST PRIOR TO LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED BETWEEN 3 AND 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.  ALL 3 LANDING GEAR, THE FIRE WALL, AND THE NOSE GEAR ATTACH STRUCTURE WERE DAMAGED.  DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER INDICATED A HIGH POWER SETTING AT IMPACT.  THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 GAA15CA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA054), Apr 21, 2015: Bellanca 1730 - A (N9523E), Campbellsville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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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