# Incident 20180428004289I: Bellanca 7ECA, Chesterfield, MO, April 28, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2018, 09:28 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8746V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8746V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7ECA (registry code 1220460, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7ECA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 415 total, 12 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180428004289I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 28TH, 2018 AIRCRAFT N8746V WAS LANDING AT SPIRIT OF SAINT LOUIS AIRPORT KSUS ON RUNWAY 08 RIGHT AT APPROXIMATELY 09:28 LOCAL TIME. DURING THE ROLL-OUT PRIVATE PILOT EXPERIENCED WIND FROM THE NORTH AND WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY CORRECTIONS TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT. AS A RESULT OF THE GROUND LOOP, N8746V EXPERIENCE A PROP STRIKE ON THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING TIP MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, WHICH ONLY CAUSED SLIGHT ABRASION TO THE FABRIC ON THE WING TIP AND AILERON ASSEMBLY. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED. ADDITIONALLY THE RIM ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ASSEMBLY MADE CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT DUE TO THE FORCE ON THE TIRE DURING THE GROUND LOOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SPINNER AND THE TAIL IN THE AIR. MR. GAUSE EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PULLED THE TAIL BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. THE CFI THAT MADE THE TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT WILL BE INTERVIEWED AND ANY ADDITIONAL FINDINGS ARE NOTED THIS REPORT WILL BE UPDATED/AMENDED.

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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