# Accident 20260308002179A: Bellanca 8KCAB, Trinidad, CO, March 8, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2026, 11:50 local time
- Place: Trinidad, CO
- Airport: Perry Stokes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2592° N, 104.3409° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2592&lon=-104.3409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8KCAB (registry code 1220801, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-320 series (registry code 41500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8KCAB
- Reported engine: LYCOMING AEIO-320 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 959 total, 390 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260308002179A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 08, 2026, A BELLANCA 8KCAB, INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT THE PERRY STOKES AIRPORT (KTAD). AFTER TOUCHDOWN DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE RIGHT WHEEL AXEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED OFF. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL TO LOCK UP, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER RIGHT OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY EDGE, THE RIGHT WHEEL AND BRAKE ASSEMBLY DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT WHEEL STRUT ASSEMBLY DIGGING INTO THE PAVEMENT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN PITCHED NOSE OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN26LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA135), Mar 8, 2026: Bellanca 8KCAB (N2663Z), Trinidad, CO, substantial damage, investigation ongoing

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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