- Date
- August 5, 1992, 19:00 local (Aug 6, 1992, 03:00 UTC)
- Place
- Talarik Creek, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N31297Bellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19920805033029A
- Case key
- 5771
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot selected unsuitable terrain on which operate.
Analysis
The pilot said that he overflew the unimproved area before landing and it looked suitable, but after landing he saw that it was very rough. During the takeoff run the main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing hit the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N31297
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 890-73
- Airframe hours
- 2,621
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, 100 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Lawrence L. Lorenzo
- Registered owner
- Mary P. Moninski
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 16, 1991 · 121 hours before
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 37
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 200 in this make and model · 275 as pilot in command · 55 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.