# NTSB CHI06CA017: Bellanca 7ECA, N5065N, Cuba, MO, October 26, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: October 26, 2005, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place: Cuba, MO
- Coordinates: 38.068889, -91.428886
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0689&lon=-91.4289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: St. Louis, MO FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62732
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA017
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62732/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA017

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - grass
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - overload

## Analysis

The left main landing gear separated from the airplane following a loss of control during the landing roll.  The pilot reported he made a normal landing.  He stated that as the airplane was slowing down, the left wing rose and the airplane veered to the right.  The pilot reported he was not using the brakes when this occurred.  He stated that the application of aileron and rudder did not stop the airplane from veering off the runway into the grass.  The pilot reported the winds were out of the northwest and the landing was made on runway 36.  The closest weather reporting facility was located at the Rolla National Airport (VIH), Vichy, Missouri, 19 miles west northwest of the accident airport.  The 1453 report from that facility showed the winds as being from 040 degrees at 3 knots.  The 1553 observation showed the winds were from 120 degrees at 3 knots.

## Factual narrative

The left main landing gear separated from the airplane following a loss of control during the landing roll.  The pilot reported he made a normal landing.  He stated that as the airplane was slowing down, the left wing rose and the airplane veered to the right.  The pilot reported he was not using the brakes when this occurred.  He stated that the application of aileron and rudder did not stop the airplane from veering off the runway into the grass.  The pilot reported the winds were out of the northwest and the landing was made on runway 36.  The closest weather reporting facility was located at the Rolla National Airport (VIH), Vichy, Missouri, 19 miles west northwest of the accident airport.  The 1453 report from that facility showed the winds as being from 040 degrees at 3 knots.  The 1553 observation showed the winds were from 120 degrees at 3 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5065N](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5065N), registered now, S/N 1330-80, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Bellanca 7ECA
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1330-80
- Engines: Lycoming O-235 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Donald L. Poskin
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: UBX, Cuba, MN
- Destination: Cuba, MN

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 75; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20051026025819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051026025819A), Oct 26, 2005: Bbavia 7ECA, Cuba, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) While attempting to land runway 36 at the Cuba airport, the aircraft touched down in the first quarter of the runway. Initial landing segment was…

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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