# Accident 20240207001189A: Bellanca 17-30A, Stevensville, MD, February 7, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Airport: Bay Bridge
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9763° N, 76.3291° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9763&lon=-76.3291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39818, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 2,160 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240207001189A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, LANDING WAS SMOOTH, HOWEVER, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT  NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. PILOT INPUT HAD NO EFFECT TO CORRECT LEFT TURN.

## 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 ERA24LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA112), Feb 7, 2024: Bellanca 17-30 (N39818), Stevensville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing with a crosswind.

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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