- Date
- October 26, 1989, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC)
- Place
- Florence, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N57470Bellanca 7KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19891026043589A
- Case key
- 8173
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Probable cause
The worn steering system.
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
While attempting a landing at his private airstrip, the pilot lost control of the airplane on the landing roll. He stated that the right brake locked when he applied the heel brakes & would not release. He then applied left brake and the aircraft nosed over. Examination of the airplane did not reveal a brake system malfunction. However, the tailwheel steering arm & fork assembly were worn beyond limits, which affected directional control.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57470
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 375-73
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-320, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- John M. Elliott
- Registered owner
- John M Elliott III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Hartsville, SC
- Airport
- Elliot Field
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
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 700 total · 150 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.