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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Clear Lake, MN · November 23, 2019

Date: November 23, 2019 · 17:00 local
Place: Clear Lake, MN
Airport: Leaders Clear Lake
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N28037
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN20CA026
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 248 total31 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N28037Registration cancelled Jul 2, 2022 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 79-30949 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On the turn to final the pilot became distracted with the prop and fuel controls, failed to maintain altitude and had to take extreme measures to avoid trees on the approach end of the runway , in an effort to avoid the trees the pilot lost control of the aircraft and impacted the ground at the threshold of the runway.

As the FAA filed it

ON THE TURN TO FINAL THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED WITH THE PROP AND FUEL CONTROLS, FAILED TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND HAD TO TAKE EXTREME MEASURES TO AVOID TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY , IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE TREES THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY.

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 CEN20CA026Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClear Lake, MNThe pilot's focus inside the cockpit during the base turn and final approach, which led to a high sink rate developing and a subsequent hard landing short of the runway.Nov 23, 2019 · Substantial damage