# Accident 20220519007389A: Bellanca 14-19-2, Gainesville, TX, May 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Gainesville, TX
- Airport: Gainesville
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6259° N, 97.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6259&lon=-97.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7655B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7655B-2023-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-19-2 (registry code 3080104, https://openairdocs.org/model/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: BELLANCA 14-19-2
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 846 total, 390 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220519007389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FIGTING STRONG WINDS AND TURBULANCE LANDED AIRCRAFT WITH GEAR UP AT KGLE RESULTING IN A POST-ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 CEN22LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA207), May 19, 2022: Bellanca Cruisemaster (N7655B), Gainesville, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction with the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N7655B (1)

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

- [Accident 20110214002039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110214002039A), Feb 14, 2011: Bellanca 14-19-2 (N7655B), El Paso, TX, Substantial damage. P.I.c departed lubbock, TX (lbb) for El Paso, TX (elp) for re-fuel stop. Engine lost power while in cruise, 33 miles east of elp. PIC in contact with elp ATCT.…

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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