# NTSB ATL82DA053: Bellanca 8GCBC, N53899, Stevensville, MD, February 15, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: February 15, 1982, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place: Stevensville, MD
- Coordinates: 38.990108, -76.299903 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9901&lon=-76.2999&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72731
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA053
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72731/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA053

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather evaluation - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - not possible, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED WITH 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS IN A 10 TO 15 KNOT, LEFT CROSSWIND CONDITION. HE REPORTED THAT WIND GUSTS PICKED UP THE LEFT WING AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE WITH POWER AND AILERON. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND THEN HIT THE GROUND IN A LEFT WING LOW ATTITUDE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N53899](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53899-1989-01-12), registration cancelled 1989-01-12, S/N 19176 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Registry model: [Bellanca 8GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (registry code 1220803) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 191-76
- Airframe hours: 1028
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-C2E 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Aviation Consumer Services, In
- Registered owner: Aviation Consumer Services, In
- Departed: OW2, CHURCHTON, MD
- Destination: AIKEN, SC
- Airport: W29, Bay Bridge Industrial, runway 28, 2,900 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 834 total, 27 in this make and model, 784 as pilot in command, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19820215004489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820215004489A), Feb 15, 1982: Bbavia 8GCBC, Stevensville, MD, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control during cross wind landing dragging left landing wing.

## Other investigations on N53899 (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 BFO86FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO86FA047), Sep 14, 1986: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53899), Woodbine, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal

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.

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