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FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Benson, AZ · November 23, 2018

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Date
November 23, 2018 · 08:30 local
Place
Benson, AZ
Airport
Benson
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N50340
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA19CA072
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
118 total19 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days
N50340Registration cancelled Aug 25, 2021 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 1074-79Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The airman checked the weather, completed the pre-flight checks, preformed a run-up with no abnormalities noted. The airman took off for closed traffic stop and goes. On the first landing rollout a gust of wind lifted the right wing and the pilot?s correction was late/ineffective and resulted in an overcorrection. The aircraft began to ground loop, causing the left main gear to fail and damaging the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN CHECKED THE WEATHER, COMPLETED THE PRE-FLIGHT CHECKS, PREFORMED A RUN-UP WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE AIRMAN TOOK OFF FOR CLOSED TRAFFIC STOP AND GOES. ON THE FIRST LANDING ROLLOUT A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING AND THE PILOT?S CORRECTION WAS LATE/INEFFECTIVE AND RESULTED IN AN OVERCORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO GROUND LOOP, CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO FAIL AND DAMAGING THE LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA19CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportBenson, AZThe pilot's overcorrection during the landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.Nov 23, 2018 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50340 · 1

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

Accident 20060907027249AGo Round (Aborted VFR) · TX(-23) On approach for landing pilot observed birds on the field approximately 1/3 to 1/2 down the runway. Both pilots decided to land past the birds. Upon touchdown the pilot stated the aircraft was not decelerating quickly enough and the left brake was…Sep 7, 2006 · Substantial damage