20190119000299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7ECA · Chino, CA · January 19, 2019

Date: January 19, 2019 · 09:09 local
Place: Chino, CA
Airport: Chino
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N11852
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR19CA067
Reported as: Bellanca 7ECA
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-235 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,582 total141 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N11852Registration cancelled Feb 21, 2020 · Bellanca 7ECAS/N 823-72 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBellanca 7ECA Engine modelLycoming 0-235 series4 cycle

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What happened

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

A pilot was returning to Chino Airport (kcno) from a local flight in his Bellanca 7ECA aircraft when he was cleared to land on runway 26R. Immediately upon touchdown, the airman noticed a right quartering tailwind which caused the nose of the aircraft to shift to the right. The pilot responded by applying left rudder and left brake which in turn caused the aircraft to shift in the opposite direction. The right main gear collapsed, followed by a propeller strike, which resulted in a ground loop of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

A PILOT WAS RETURNING TO CHINO AIRPORT (KCNO) FROM A LOCAL FLIGHT IN HIS BELLANCA 7ECA AIRCRAFT WHEN HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26R. IMMEDIATELY UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRMAN NOTICED A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO SHIFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT RESPONDED BY APPLYING LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO SHIFT IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY A PROPELLER STRIKE, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 WPR19CA067Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportChino, CAThe pilot's loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a ground loop.Jan 19, 2019 · Substantial damage