# Incident 20230225003509I: Bellanca 7KCAB, Apopka, FL, February 25, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 2023, 17:30 local time
- Place: Apopka, FL
- Airport: Orlando Apopka
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7066° N, 81.5814° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO APOPKA (X04), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7066&lon=-81.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53959, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53959) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7KCAB (registry code 1220701, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360 series (registry code 41522, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,380 total, 118 in this make and model, 286 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230225003509I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 25, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:30 LOCAL TIME ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A 1977 AMERICIAN CHAMPION 7KCAB SN 599-77 ATTEMPTED TO EXIT RWY 15 TO TAXIWAY A, HITTING THE TAXI WAY SIGN, DAMAGING THE LOWER FUSELAGE FABRIC. TWO (LH & RH WHEEL) 40' SKID MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RUWAY ENDING AT THE SIGN, HOWEVER THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THE LEFT BRAKE DID NOT WORK. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT NORMALLY BACK TO THE HANGAR. A LOG BOOK ENTRY STATING THE LEFT BRAKE PISTON O-RING WAS REPLACED AFTER THE INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N53959 (4)

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

- [Incident 20180111000639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180111000639I), Jan 11, 2018: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53959), Englewood, CO, Minor damage. On 11 January 2018, at approximately 12:50 p.m. a citabria N53959 serial number# 599-77 struck a runway edge light at centennial airport. The purpose of the…
- [Incident 20170916011849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170916011849I), Sep 16, 2017: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53959), Centennial, CO, Minor damage. At appx 1630 on 09/16/2017, pilot in command of N53959, giving dual instruction to atp-rated pilot for tailwheel endorsement, lost control of the aircraft…
- [Incident 20140117000209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140117000209I), Jan 17, 2014: Bellanca 7KCAB (N53959), Centennial, CO, Minor damage. On January 17, 2014 at approximately 1225 hrs MST, N53959, an American champion aircraft sustained minor damage while landing at Centennial airport, CO. One…
- [Incident 19911012056869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911012056869I), Oct 12, 1991: Bbavia 7KCAB (N53959), Spokane, WA. Pilot stated he had radio problems. Landed without receiving a clearance.

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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