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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Midlothian, TX · April 8, 2016

Date: April 8, 2016 · 15:11 local
Place: Midlothian, TX
Airport: Mid-Way Regional
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N5046N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN16FA145
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,670 total15 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N5046NRegistration cancelled Mar 14, 2018 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 1132-79 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Shortly after the wheels broke the deck of runway 36 not more than 50 feet off the ground in a normal take-off attitude, the aircraft began to roll hard to the left. It looks as if the aircraft stalled and didn?t have the power or altitude to recover. It continued on the left roll until it was nose down in the grass strip to the left of the runway. The engine was still running on impact.

As the FAA filed it

SHORTLY AFTER THE WHEELS BROKE THE DECK OF RUNWAY 36 NOT MORE THAN 50 FEET OFF THE GROUND IN A NORMAL TAKE-OFF ATTITUDE, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL HARD TO THE LEFT. IT LOOKS AS IF THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DIDN?T HAVE THE POWER OR ALTITUDE TO RECOVER. IT CONTINUED ON THE LEFT ROLL UNTIL IT WAS NOSE DOWN IN THE GRASS STRIP TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING ON IMPACT.

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 CEN16FA145Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMidlothian, TXThe flight instructor's inability to move the control stick after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and inadvertent aerodynamic stall. The reason for the inability to move the control…Apr 8, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5046N · 1

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

Accident 19840304005249ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Ft Eustis, VAHelicopter vortices over runway caused aircraft to drag a wing and run off the runway. Side loads collapsed gear.Mar 4, 1984 · Substantial damage