# Accident 20181005016689A: Bellanca 7ECA, Cleveland, TX, October 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Cleveland, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3364° N, 94.9394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3364&lon=-94.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36268, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36268-2019-05-21) (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: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 234 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181005016689A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP 2 MILES EAST OF 6R3. THE GRASS STRIP IS APROXIMENTLY 1/2 A MILE LONG AND IS 30 FEET WIDE. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A CROSS WIND FROM THE RIGHT TO LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A LANDING ROLL OUT AT APROXIMENTLY 25 TO 30 KNOTS WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSS WIND WITH RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL RAN INTO THE SOFT GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT THEN FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 GAA19CA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA019), Oct 5, 2018: Champion 7ECA (N36268), Cleveland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in a gusting crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N36268 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790605014349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790605014349I), Jun 5, 1979: Bbavia 7ECA (N36268), Donalsonville, GA, Minor damage. Pilot had directional control problems after touchdown, got on the brakes and nosed over.

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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