# Incident 20170121007169I: Bellanca 7GCBC, Louisville, KY, January 21, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2017, 13:35 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5053L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5053L) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,607 total, 12 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170121007169I

## Narrative

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

MISHAP PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO HARD LANDING,  RESULTING IN RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AXLE TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N5053L (1)

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

- [Incident 20180126006149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180126006149I), Jan 26, 2018: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5053L), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. Incident occurred at approximately 1440 on 1/26/2018, runway 24, at lou. Low time pilot, second time solo in tailwheel aircraft. While practicing landings on…

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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