20221226018999A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7ECA · North Hampton, NH · December 26, 2022

Date
December 26, 2022 · 12:35 local
Place
North Hampton, NH
Airport
Hampton Airfield
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2895Z
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA095
Reported as
Bellanca 7ECA
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
651 total51 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 26, 2022, at 12:35PM local, privacy data omitted was involved in an accident resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft. This occurred at the Hampton field airport in new hampshire (7B3) while landing in a right crosswind on runway 20. Aircraft was a tailwheel citabria. Uppon landing touchdown, the aircraft drifted towards the right of runway centerline, drifting into the grass, and going down a slight slope between the runway and taxiway. The aircraft continued turning to the right going down the embankment, causing the aircraft to flip over. This cause substantial damage to the overall aircraft. Only the pilot was onboard, no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 26, 2022, AT 12:35PM LOCAL, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THIS OCCURRED AT THE HAMPTON FIELD AIRPORT IN NEW HAMPSHIRE (7B3) WHILE LANDING IN A RIGHT CROSSWIND ON RUNWAY 20. AIRCRAFT WAS A TAILWHEEL CITABRIA. UPPON LANDING TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE, DRIFTING INTO THE GRASS, AND GOING DOWN A SLIGHT SLOPE BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TURNING TO THE RIGHT GOING DOWN THE EMBANKMENT, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER. THIS CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE OVERALL AIRCRAFT. ONLY THE PILOT WAS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.