20180607015399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Arlington, WA · June 7, 2018

Date
June 7, 2018 · 11:45 local
Place
Arlington, WA
Airport
Arlington Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3202H
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA328
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
350 total12 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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6/7/18 - First notified of incident/accident from regional operations center at aproximately. 1215 local time. Pilot explained that a the end of his roll-out he applied brake pressure and the plane nosed over and struck the propeller. Damage to propeller, tail and engine cowl. No injuries.

6/14/18 - Inspected aircraft at awo. Found prop damage, curled blade tips indicative of prop strike under power. Spinner, rudder, cowl, and structural damage to formers behind firewall. Damage is substantial to firewall supports and to rudder.

Pilot statement:I landed at awo on runway 16 approximately 11:45. I was rolling down runway towards exit.

I think I relaxed on the stick as I hit my brakes.

The tail came up as I started turning left was unable to stop tail coming up hit prop.

Stopped nose down on run way.

6/20/18 - All aircraft records appear to be current. Current annual. Pilots certificate and medical current.

As the FAA filed it

6/7/18 - FIRST NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT/ACCIDENT FROM REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER AT APROXIMATELY. 1215 LOCAL TIME. PILOT EXPLAINED THAT A THE END OF HIS ROLL-OUT HE APPLIED BRAKE PRESSURE AND THE PLANE NOSED OVER AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER, TAIL AND ENGINE COWL. NO INJURIES.

6/14/18 - INSPECTED AIRCRAFT AT AWO. FOUND PROP DAMAGE, CURLED BLADE TIPS INDICATIVE OF PROP STRIKE UNDER POWER. SPINNER, RUDDER, COWL, AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FORMERS BEHIND FIREWALL. DAMAGE IS SUBSTANTIAL TO FIREWALL SUPPORTS AND TO RUDDER.

PILOT STATEMENT:I LANDED AT AWO ON RUNWAY 16 APPROXIMATELY 11:45. I WAS ROLLING DOWN RUNWAY TOWARDS EXIT.

I THINK I RELAXED ON THE STICK AS I HIT MY BRAKES.

THE TAIL CAME UP AS I STARTED TURNING LEFT WAS UNABLE TO STOP TAIL COMING UP HIT PROP.

STOPPED NOSE DOWN ON RUN WAY.

6/20/18 - ALL AIRCRAFT RECORDS APPEAR TO BE CURRENT. CURRENT ANNUAL. PILOTS CERTIFICATE AND MEDICAL CURRENT.

NTSB investigation

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