# NTSB ATL84LID01: Champion S-150, N5046N, Ft. Eustis, VA, March 4, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1984, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC)
- Place: Ft. Eustis, VA
- Coordinates: 37.119316, -76.589553 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1193&lon=-76.5896&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6553
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL84LID01
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6553/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL84LID01

## Sequence of events

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

- Propeller blast or jet exhaust/suction, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - distance - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A SMOOTH LANDING USING FULL FLAPS. HE STATED THAT SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING, THE LEFT WING CAME UP AND THE RIGHT WING HIT THE RUNWAY. THE ACFT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE RT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT A CH-46 HELICOPTER HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1 MIN PRIOR TO THE LANDING. OPERATIONAL STANDARDS WERE ISSUED REQUIRING 3 MINUTES BETWEEN HELICOPTER LIFT-OFF AND FLYING CLUB ACFT LANDINGS FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5046N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5046N-2018-03-14), registration cancelled 2018-03-14, S/N 1132-79, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Champion S-150
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1132-79
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A20 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ft. Eustis Flying Club
- Registered owner: James P. Whitman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 7, 1983, 61 hours before
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: FAF, Fort Eustis, runway 32, 3,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 160 total, 6 in this make and model, 101 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 70° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 45 °F, dew point 25 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: PHF, 7 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 19840304005249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304005249A), Mar 4, 1984: Bbavia 7GCBC, Ft Eustis, VA, Substantial damage. Helicopter vortices over runway caused aircraft to drag a wing and run off the runway. Side loads collapsed gear.

## Other investigations on N5046N (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 CEN16FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16FA145), Apr 8, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5046N), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inability to move the control stick after takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and inadvertent…

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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