# Accident 20190428011449A: Bellanca 7GCAA, Lincoln, CA, April 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2019, 11:21 local time
- Place: Lincoln, CA
- Airport: Lincoln Regional/Karl Harder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9092° N, 121.3514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9092&lon=-121.3514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5046E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046E-2020-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCAA (registry code 1220501, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcaa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCAA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 364 total, 12 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190428011449A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION IN THE FRONT SEAT AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE BACK SEAT.  THE PIC HAS "SIGNIFICANT TAIL-WHEEL EXPERIENCE" IN A PIPER CUB AIRCRAFT WHEREIN THE PIC OR PILOT FLYING SITS IN THE BACK SEAT.

FOLLOWING A 3-POINT LANDING, THE PILOT RECEIVING TAILWHEEL INSTRUCTION RAISED THE TAIL TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, BUT THE WIND SHIFTED FROM A LEFT QUARTERING HEADWIND TO A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND.

THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT ADDED RIGHT RUDDER AND AILERON TO CORRECT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT, EXITED THE RUNWAY, AND CAME UPON "TALL GRASS AND VERY ROUGH TERRAIN."

THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS PRIOR TO THE DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY, ABORTED THE GO AROUND, AND THE LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR IMPACTED THE FAR SIDE OF THE "TRENCH."

THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED TO THE LEFT WING AND ELEVATOR.

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

THE AUTOMATED WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION LOCATED ON THE AIRPORT REPORTED THAT, ABOUT 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS FROM 240° AT 3 KNOTS. THE SAME AUTOMATED STATION

REPORTED THAT, ABOUT 35 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE WIND WAS CALM. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 15.

## 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 GAA19CA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA228), Apr 28, 2019: Bellanca 7GCAA (N5046E), Lincoln, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an attempted go-around and collision with a trench, and the flight instructor's delayed…

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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