# Accident 20160408005729A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Midlothian, TX, April 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2016, 15:11 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Mid-Way Regional
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4528° N, 96.9133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4528&lon=-96.9133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5046N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046N-2018-03-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,670 total, 15 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160408005729A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA145), Apr 8, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5046N), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N5046N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840304005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005249A), Mar 4, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5046N), Ft Eustis, VA, Substantial damage. Helicopter vortices over runway caused aircraft to drag a wing and run off the runway. Side loads collapsed gear.

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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