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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Afton, WY · July 10, 2022

Date: July 10, 2022 · 10:30 local
Place: Afton, WY
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N50678
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR22LA244
Reported as: Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 161 total64 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

N50678Registered now · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 1194-80 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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 07/10/2022, at approximately (10:30) hrs (MDT),privacy data omitted, Bellanca, during landing on runway 34 at Afton, WY (kafo). The aircraft bounces slightly before setting all three wheels on the ground and then the tailwheel immediately became squirrelly. Pilot was unable to apply enough rudder to stop the aircraft from entering an uncontrolled ground loop. The airplane came to a stop on the taxiway, leaving the runway clear. Preliminary damage: left main landing wheel assembly separated from strut, left side forward fuselage area between engine firewall and strut support bulkhead buckled in about three inches. Left lower wing strut underlying vertical and diagonal web tubing and fabric structure compromised. One person on board, visual meteorological conditions (VMC) exist during the time. Weather condition: clear, winds light and variable.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/10/2022, AT APPROXIMATELY (10:30) HRS (MDT),^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BELLANCA, DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 34 AT AFTON, WY (KAFO). THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCES SLIGHTLY BEFORE SETTING ALL THREE WHEELS ON THE GROUND AND THEN THE TAILWHEEL IMMEDIATELY BECAME SQUIRRELLY. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO APPLY ENOUGH RUDDER TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM ENTERING AN UNCONTROLLED GROUND LOOP. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE TAXIWAY, LEAVING THE RUNWAY CLEAR. PRELIMINARY DAMAGE: LEFT MAIN LANDING WHEEL ASSEMBLY SEPARATED FROM STRUT, LEFT SIDE FORWARD FUSELAGE AREA BETWEEN ENGINE FIREWALL AND STRUT SUPPORT BULKHEAD BUCKLED IN ABOUT THREE INCHES. LEFT LOWER WING STRUT UNDERLYING VERTICAL AND DIAGONAL WEB TUBING AND FABRIC STRUCTURE COMPROMISED. ONE PERSON ON BOARD, VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) EXIST DURING THE TIME. WEATHER CONDITION: CLEAR, WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB WPR22LA244Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportAfton, WYThe pilot's inadequate flare and bounced landing which resulted in loss of directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.Jul 10, 2022 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N50678 · 2

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

Incident 19990713018209IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Meeker, CO(-5)Tail wheel type aircarft started to porpose on landing and pilot lost control resulting in damage to wing and landing gear.Jul 13, 1999 · Minor damage Incident 19971113036489ILevel Off Touchdown · Boise, IDWheel landing. Student used for much forward yoke. Hit nose low. CFI unable to react in time.Nov 13, 1997 · Minor damage