# Accident 20220710011999A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Afton, WY, July 10, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Afton, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7088° N, 110.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7088&lon=-110.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50678, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50678) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 161 total, 64 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220710011999A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 WPR22LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA244), Jul 10, 2022: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50678), Afton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and bounced landing which resulted in loss of directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N50678 (2)

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

- [Incident 19990713018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713018209I), Jul 13, 1999: Bbavia 7GCBC (N50678), Meeker, CO, Minor damage. (-5)Tail wheel type aircarft started to porpose on landing and pilot lost control resulting in damage to wing and landing gear.
- [Incident 19971113036489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971113036489I), Nov 13, 1997: Bbavia 7GCBC (N50678), Boise, ID, Minor damage. Wheel landing. Student used for much forward yoke. Hit nose low. CFI unable to react in time.

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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