# Accident 20221028018449A: Bellanca 7KCAB, Oakland, MD, October 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2022, 17:17 local time
- Place: Oakland, MD
- Airport: Garrett County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5808° N, 79.3360° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5808&lon=-79.3360&mi=10
- Aircraft: N68531, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N68531) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320-E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221028018449A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING RUNWAY 090. FIRST ATTEMPT INITIATED GO-ARROUND DUE TO GUSTING WINDS. SECOND ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL LANDING. ENCOUNTERED GUST FROM 170 DEGREE HEADING ON ROLLOUT. WIND CAUGHT AND RAISED THE RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT WEATHERVANED TO THE RIGHT, DEPARTED RUNWAY INTO STEEP RAVINE, FLIPPING NOSE OVER, ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ERA23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA069), Oct 28, 2022: Bellanca 7KCAB (N68531), Accident, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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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