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FAA incident report · Bellanca 7GCAA · Bellingham, WA · March 7, 2022

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Date
March 7, 2022 · 14:00 local
Place
Bellingham, WA
Phase of flight
Taxi
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N36251
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCAA
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
15,409 total500 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N36251Registered now · Bellanca 7GCAAS/N 274-73 · Built 1973Airframe modelBellanca 7GCAAEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 7 mar, 2022, at Bellingham international airport (kbli), N36251, Bellanca s/n: 274-73 was parked between the end of two hangar rows at waypoint avionics (4WPR) while avionics work was being accomplished. After work was completed, N36251 was preparing to depart by taxiing west to turn right between the hangar rows to head north. Pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that as he applied the right brake, it faded and the aircraft was not able to turn sharp enough to go north between the hangar rows. The left wingtip contacted a hangar door swinging N36251 into the hangar. PIC reported he pulled the mixture to kill the engine. The propeller continued to spin as the spinner hit the hangar door. The prop spinner punctured the hangar door. The propeller also punctured the hangar door to the lower left quadrant side of the spinner door damage; about 45 degrees of travel. N36251 sustained minor damage which consisted of: spinner damage, scratches to the propeller leading edges, and a left wingtip surface ding. This was a late report.

As the FAA filed it

ON 7 MAR, 2022, AT BELLINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KBLI), N36251, BELLANCA S/N: 274-73 WAS PARKED BETWEEN THE END OF TWO HANGAR ROWS AT WAYPOINT AVIONICS (4WPR) WHILE AVIONICS WORK WAS BEING ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED, N36251 WAS PREPARING TO DEPART BY TAXIING WEST TO TURN RIGHT BETWEEN THE HANGAR ROWS TO HEAD NORTH. PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) REPORTED THAT AS HE APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE, IT FADED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN SHARP ENOUGH TO GO NORTH BETWEEN THE HANGAR ROWS. THE LEFT WINGTIP CONTACTED A HANGAR DOOR SWINGING N36251 INTO THE HANGAR. PIC REPORTED HE PULLED THE MIXTURE TO KILL THE ENGINE. THE PROPELLER CONTINUED TO SPIN AS THE SPINNER HIT THE HANGAR DOOR. THE PROP SPINNER PUNCTURED THE HANGAR DOOR. THE PROPELLER ALSO PUNCTURED THE HANGAR DOOR TO THE LOWER LEFT QUADRANT SIDE OF THE SPINNER DOOR DAMAGE; ABOUT 45 DEGREES OF TRAVEL. N36251 SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHICH CONSISTED OF: SPINNER DAMAGE, SCRATCHES TO THE PROPELLER LEADING EDGES, AND A LEFT WINGTIP SURFACE DING. THIS WAS A LATE REPORT.