- Date
- August 25, 1984, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53957Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840825062959A
- Case key
- 6531
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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.
Analysis
On landing roll plt diverted aircraft to right to avoid a truck which had pulled onto the runway. This placed the aircraft in line with banner towing equipment. The plt applied the brakes while the tail wheel was still off the ground in attempts to stop prior to colliding with the equipment. The aircraft slowed some and then nosed over onto its back. The plt stated the accident could have been avoided if she had added power and released the brakes just before the aircraft nosed over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53957
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 910-79
- Airframe hours
- 920
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Carrier Pigeon Advertising
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 26, 1984 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- Virginia Beach, VA
- Airport
- Atlantic Airpark, runway 27, 2,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 672 total · 320 in this make and model · 530 as pilot in command · 134 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 16 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ORF
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.