- Date
- February 21, 1982, 12:45 local (18:45 UTC)
- Place
- Franklin, WI
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1218EBellanca 8KCAB
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820221004909A
- Case key
- 70742
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After a 1.8 hour flight, the fixed base operator serviced the aircraft with 15 gallons of fuel. The pilot stated that he drained the sumps as part of his preflight. The pretakeoff checks and takeoff roll were normal. At about 75 to 100 feet AGL, the engine lost power. The pilot elected to land on a road rather than on snow covered terrain. He banked sharply to the right to align the aircraft with the road, then leveled the wings before landing. The aircraft bounced hard, struck a road sign on the second touchdown, and came to rest on the side of the road. Six gallons of water was found in the aircraft fuel tanks. Approximately 150 gallons of water was pumped out of the fixed base operator's fuel tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1218E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8KCAB
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 32477
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-H1A, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- William H Catlett
- Registered owner
- Bill H Lau
- Departed
- Y78 · Franklin, WI
- Destination
- Y78 · Franklin, WI
- Airport
- Y78 · Rainbow, runway 27, 2,140 × 30 ft, asphalt
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--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 400 total · 25 in this make and model · 330 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 99 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.