# Accident 20220326003429A: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2, Pasco, WA, March 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2022, 07:30 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.0900° N, 119.4289° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0900&lon=-119.4289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7658B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7658B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (registry code 3080114, https://openairdocs.org/model/downer-bellanca-14-19-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOWNER BELLANCA 14-19-2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 3,363 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220326003429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN, HEAVY VIBRATION WHICH TEMPORARILY FORCED THE YOKE FORM HIS HANDS. HE ELECTED TO MAKE A FAST, NO-FLAP LANDING OFF FIELD. THE RH OUTER TAIL FIN HAD DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE LH SIDE WAS WORKING ITS WAY LOOSE. PITCH CONTROL WAS MITIGATED.

## 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 WPR22LA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA136), Mar 26, 2022: Downer Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7658B), Prosser, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inadequately welded elevator attachment lug, which caused the elevator to partially detach from its bellcrank, resulting in flutter and structural damage.

## Other reports on N7658B (3)

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

- [Incident 20120924021519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120924021519I), Sep 24, 2012: Downer BELLANCA 14-19-2 (N7658B), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. On 09/04/2012, N7658B, a Bellanca 14-19, landed at fox field, Lancaster, CA. On landing rollout, the right main gear retracted, N7658B'S right wing tip…
- [Accident 20040521009949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040521009949A), May 21, 2004: Blanca 14192 (N7658B), Los Angeles, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot landed without power in the desert. Engine quit running due to lack of fuel. Fuel in aux tank was exhausted. Pilot failed to select aux fuel tank…
- [Incident 19980928033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980928033459I), Sep 28, 1998: Blanca 14192 (N7658B), Falmouth, MA, Minor damage. On scene inspector felt that the pilot did a competent job landing the aircraft. The inspector cited only minor damage involving the propeller and belly panel.…

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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