# NTSB ATL05CA123: Bellanca 7KCAB, N1029E, Shorter, AL, July 1, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 1, 2005, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Shorter, AL - Coordinates: 32.524444, -85.881942 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5244&lon=-85.8819&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FSDO 09 Birmingham - NTSB case key (mKey): 61866 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA123 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61866/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA123 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground - Main gear collapsed, landing - roll - landing gear,main gear - overload ## Analysis According to the pilot, he was attempting a normal landing on a private 2200-foot long grass landing airstrip. Upon landing, the airplane veered to the right, traveling off the grass strip and hit a depression in the ground with the left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest on the grass to the right of grass strip. Examination of the airplane disclosed that the left landing gear had collapsed. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On July 1, 2005 at 1030 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB, N1029E, registered to and operated by a private owner, left main landing gear collapsed during a landing on a private grass strip in Shorter, Alabama. The personal flight was operated under provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and no flight plan was filed. The airplane sustained substantial damage and the pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Wetumpka Municipal Airport, Wetumpka, Alabama, on July 1, 2005 at 1010. According to the pilot, he was attempting a normal landing on a private 2200-foot long grass landing airstrip. Upon landing, the airplane veered to the right and traveled off the grass strip and hit a depression in the ground with the left main landing gear. The left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane came to rest on the grass to the right of grass strip. The post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that all flight control surfaces were attached, left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing was bent three feet inboard. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1029E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1029E-2024-02-22), registration cancelled 2024-02-22, S/N 607-77, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 7KCAB - Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 607-77 - Airframe hours: 2027 - Engines: Lycoming AEIO-360 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: James L Reynolds - Registered owner: James L Reynolds - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2004, 17.6 hours before - Departed: 08A, Wetumpka, AL - Destination: Shorter, AL - Airport: N/A, Pvt, runway 36, 2,200 × 60 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review December 1, 2003; seat: front; flight hours: 1,452 total, 135 in this make and model, 1,203 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 75 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: KMXF, 25 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050701012929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050701012929A), Jul 1, 2005: Bbavia 7KCAB, Shorter, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Lost control of airplane on go around, ran through ditch, collapsed gear, struck and pivoted on left wing. From the NTSB's public API. 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