# Accident 20180309001819A: Bellanca 14-13-2, Anacortes, WA, March 9, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2018, 16:15 local time
- Place: Anacortes, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4986° N, 122.6625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4986&lon=-122.6625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74445, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74445) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14-13-2
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6A4150 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 320 total, 5 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180309001819A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 9, 2018 THE PILOT WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WHILE ALSO ACCOMPLISHING HIS FLIGHT REVIEW.  AT, OR ABOUT, 1615 LOCAL TIME WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT ANACORTES (74S) THE TAIL WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL GOING OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS.  THE AIRCRAFT?S MAIN LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY.  THE PILOT, INSTRUCTOR AND PASSENGER EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY ONE ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT NOR ON THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED; THE LEFT WING FLAP AND ATTACH POINTS WERE DAMAGED, AS WAY THE LEFT AILERON BELLCRANK, BOTH LANDING GEAR WERE SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT?S BELLY SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA165), Mar 10, 2018: Bellanca 1413 (N74445), Anacortes, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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