# Incident 20191118017229I: Bellanca 8KCAB, Salina, KS, November 18, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2019, 12:30 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8107° N, 97.6146° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salina, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8107&lon=-97.6146&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5500W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5500W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 984 total, 122 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191118017229I

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AN INVERTED FLIGHT MANEUVER, THE AIRCRAFT MANUALS AND OTHER UNSECURED ITEMS DROPPED TO THE COCKPIT CEILING. THIS CAUSED THE PILOT TO BE DISTRACTED, RESULTING IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE TO THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. EXTREME DAMAGE TO ELEVATOR TRIM TAB AND CONTROL CABLES WAS FOUND AFTER TERMINATION OF FLIGHT.

PIC TO BE COUNSELED IAW THE COMPLIANCE ACTION PROCESS.

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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