# Accident 20220717012359A: Bellanca 7KCAB, East Haddam, CT, July 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2022, 19:45 local time
- Place: East Haddam, CT
- Airport: Goodspeed
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4457° N, 72.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4457&lon=-72.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8680V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8680V-2023-12-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,302 total, 37 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA336) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012359A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/17/2022 AT APPROXIMATELY 1945 ZULU HOURS AIRCRAFT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, MODEL BL-7KCAB, LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AT THE GOODSPEED AIRPORT (42B) (EAST HADDAM), CT.  DURING THE TOUCH DOWN ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY VEERING TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75? ? 100? FT. ONTO THE ADJACENT GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE RIGHT MAIN WING BROKE AT MID-SECTION AT THE FRONT AND REAR SPARS. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING WHEEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT BECAME DETACHED FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE MAIN PROPELLER ALSO SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO INCLUDE THE RIGHT HAND ELEVATOR TIP. POB: (2), INJURIES: PIC (1) OCCUPANT (0). THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 ERA22LA336](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA336), Jul 17, 2022: Bellanca 7KCAB (N8680V), East Haddam, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing.

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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