20191004018739I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 14-19-3 · Waco, TX · October 4, 2019

Date: October 4, 2019 · 14:45 local
Place: Waco, TX
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16LS
Reported as: Bellanca 14-19-3
Reported engine: Continental I0-470 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total1 in the last 90 days

N16LSRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4150 · Built 1959 Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3 Engine modelContinental I0-470 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 pilot took off with very little wind. When he landed he veered off the runway and went into a plowed field. After getting out of the airplane he noticed the wind had picked up. The next plane to land had landed in the opposite direction. The pilot indicated that this is the only reason he could have veered off. The pilot had his mechanic look at the aircraft and found no issues that could have caused the nose wheel to fail causing a steering issue. He indicated that he obviously made a mistake.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH VERY LITTLE WIND. WHEN HE LANDED HE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A PLOWED FIELD. AFTER GETTING OUT OF THE AIRPLANE HE NOTICED THE WIND HAD PICKED UP. THE NEXT PLANE TO LAND HAD LANDED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE ONLY REASON HE COULD HAVE VEERED OFF. THE PILOT HAD HIS MECHANIC LOOK AT THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO ISSUES THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO FAIL CAUSING A STEERING ISSUE. HE INDICATED THAT HE OBVIOUSLY MADE A MISTAKE.

Other reports on N16LS · 1

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

Incident 19850707060069IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Islip, NYOn rollout, gear retracted by pilot instead of flaps. Realized error but gear had started to retract.Jul 7, 1985 · Minor damage