# Accident 20240731010359A: Bellanca 8GCBC, Cleveland, MS, July 31, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2024, 10:15 local time
- Place: Cleveland, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7440° N, 90.7250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7440&lon=-90.7250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N188RS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N188RS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240731010359A

## Narrative

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

JULY 31, 2024, @ 10:00 A.M. (CST)CLEVELAND MS. AIRPORT (KRNV)RUNWAY 18

PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS TO COMPLETE 1O HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN BELLANCA SCOUT (8GCBC) WITH INSTRUCTOR.

10 HOURS WOULD FULFILL INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS AND ALLOW PIC TO SOLO AIRCRAFT.

PILOT IN COMMAND; CFI

STUDENT PERFORMED 4-WHEEL LANDINGS AND TRANSITIONED TO 3-POINT LANDINGS. PIC COMPLETED THREE (3) 3-POINT LANDINGS IN TOTAL.

UPON TOUCHDOWN OF 4TH LANDING INCIDENT OCCURRED, AIRCRAFT DRIFTED RIGHT. PIC APPLIED INPUT LEFT RUDDER TO MAINTAIN CENTERLINE, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT. FULL BRAKES WERE APPLIED BEFORE EXISTING RUNWAY 18.

AIRCRAFT ENTERED GRASS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY18. AIRCRAFT REMAINED UPRIGHT UNTIL RIGHT MAIN TIRE STRUCK ABNORMALITY IN THE SURFACE OF THE GROUND (DIVOT) AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH OCCUPANTS (2) SAFELY EXITED AIRCRAFT.

NO INJURIES REPORTED

## 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 CEN24LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA306), Jul 31, 2024: Bellanca 8GCBC (N188RS), Cleveland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain/maintain directional control and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action during 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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