# Incident 20190421003149I: Bellanca 7GCBC, St Paul, MN, April 21, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2019, 12:40 local time
- Place: St Paul, MN
- Airport: St Paul
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9444° N, 93.0933° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Paul, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9444&lon=-93.0933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75MM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75MM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,300 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190421003149I

## Narrative

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

AT KSTP, THE PILOT OF N75MM WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION RWY 14.  THE PILOT'S INTENT WAS TO EXECUTE A TOUCH AND GO.  THE PILOT HAD NOT DONE A TOUCH AND GO RECENTLY AND THIS IS NOT HIS COMMON PRACTICE.  THE PILOT HAS MINIMAL TIME IN THIS AIRCRAFT MODEL AND ONLY RECENTLY HAD BEEN SIGNED OFF MODEL SPECIFIC.  THE PIC STOPPED LOOKING DOWN THE RUNWAY AND LOOKED DOWN TO SET THE FLAPS TO ZERO, TRIM WHEEL TO THE NEUTRAL LINE, AND TURN THE CARB HEAT ON.  WHEN HE LOOKED UP AND DOWN THE RUNWAY HE WAS ALREADY VEERING OFF OF CENTERLINE AND COULD NOT STOP IT.  THE MOTION RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP CONTACTING THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT STOPPING.  POST MAINTENANCE INSPECTION SHOWED NO WING SPAR DAMAGE INDICATING A MINOR DAMAGE REPORT.  THE PLAN FOR THIS AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER, IS TO REPLACE THE WINGS WITH A MORE MODERN OPTION AND RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.

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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