# Accident 20150527007519A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Superior, WI, May 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Superior, WI
- Airport: Richard I Bong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.6897° N, 92.0947° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6897&lon=-92.0947&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102EC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360-H1A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,053 total, 19 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150527007519A

## Narrative

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

AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES CONDUCTING BASIC MANEUVERS THE PILOT RETURNED TO SUW TO PERFORM TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  UPON DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 32 AT SUW ON THE 2ND TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT BANKED TO THE LEFT IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFTOFF. PIC STATED HE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE THE CONTROL STICK TO THE RIGHT TO CORRECT THE LEFT BANK.  FULL RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED WITH THE PIC ASKING THE PASSENGER IF THE STICK WAS CLEAR. THE PASSENGER CONFIRMED THE STICK WAS CLEAR. AFTER CLEARING THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND REACHING APPROXIMATELY 100 FT.  THE PIC DECIDED TO "CUT POWER" AND LAND ON THE AIRPORT OFF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE LEFT WING FIRST AND  THE RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CEN15LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA242), May 27, 2015: Bellanca 8KCAB (N102EC), Superior, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A stuck aileron due to a battery that had become jammed in the aileron bell crank.

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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