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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Fredericksburg, VA · June 8, 2016

Date
June 8, 2016 · 16:48 local
Place
Fredericksburg, VA
Airport
Fredericksburg
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N14753
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA16CA294
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
700 total9 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Approx 30KT direct crosswind. Pilot executed one go-around, then lost control on landing from second attempt. Pilot had just purchased aircraft, completed 6 hours training, this was his first flight in the aircraft and in extremely windy conditions.

As the FAA filed it

APPROX 30KT DIRECT CROSSWIND. PILOT EXECUTED ONE GO-AROUND, THEN LOST CONTROL ON LANDING FROM SECOND ATTEMPT. PILOT HAD JUST PURCHASED AIRCRAFT, COMPLETED 6 HOURS TRAINING, THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE AIRCRAFT AND IN EXTREMELY WINDY CONDITIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.