# NTSB CEN11CA137: Bellanca 1419, N8516R, Clovis, NM, January 2, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 2, 2011, 11:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Clovis, NM - Coordinates: 35.421665, -103.074165 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4217&lon=-103.0742&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 26, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Lubbock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 78088 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA137 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/78088/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78088 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA137 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Action: lack of action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 792 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041030/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that during landing he lost directional control and the airplane departed the left side of the runway and impacted an airport sign. The airplane was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed and the top skin of the right wing partially separated. The wind reported at the time of the accident was from 250 degrees at 13 knots. ## Factual narrative The pilot said the nosewheel had just touched down on a normal full stop landing when he lost control. The airplane departed the left side of the landing runway, impacted airport signage and other obstructions, and came to rest 450 to the left of the centerline. The airplane was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed and the top skin of the right wing partially separated. The winds reported at the time of the accident were from 30 degrees to the right of the runway alignment at 13 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8516R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8516R-2014-11-25), registration cancelled 2014-11-25, S/N 4278, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1419 (3) - Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4278 - Airframe hours: 3080 - Engines: CONTINENTAL IO470 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 20, 2010, 12 hours before - Departed: CVN, Clovis, NM - Destination: CVN, Clovis, NM - Airport: CVN, Clovis Municipal Airport, runway 22, 6,200 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 18, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 77 total, 28 in this make and model - Other flight crew; age 43; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: right; flight hours: 20 total, 0 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 13 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 3 °F - Altimeter: 30.18 inHg - Observed at: KCVN ## 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 20110102000199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110102000199A), Jan 2, 2011: Bellanca 14-19-3, Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. A private pilot certificated the end of August 2010 with 58 hours of experience, purchased a Bellanca 260 (bl 1419-3) and obtained a high performance / complex… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 10, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=78088. 4.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 4.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40341607&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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