# NTSB CHI86LA227: Bellanca 17-30A, N28208, Grosse Ile, MI, September 18, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 17, 1986, 21:00 local (Sep 18, 1986, 01:00 UTC)
- Place: Grosse Ile, MI
- Coordinates: 42.130657, -83.150314 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1307&lon=-83.1503&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13526
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI86LA227
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13526/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86LA227

## Sequence of events

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

- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - light condition - night (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - , pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD A HABIT OF LANDING LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. WHILE LANDING WITH A RIGHT CROSSWIND, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THREE CONSTRUCTION SAWHORSES, PLACED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28208](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28208), registered now, S/N 78-30898 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 78-30898
- Airframe hours: 963
- Engines: CONTINENTAL IO-520-K1A 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Registered owner: John R. Gibbs
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 15, 1986, 63 hours before
- Departed: PTK, PONTIAC, MI
- Destination: 2G5, GROSSE ILE, MI
- Airport: 2G5, Grosse Ile, runway 3, 4,979 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 61; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 713 total, 33 in this make and model, 446 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: DET, 25 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 19860917045379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860917045379A), Sep 17, 1986: Blanca 1730A, Grosse Isle, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck marked obstructions while on landing rollout. Pilot failed to maintain directional control.

## Other investigations on N28208 (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 MKC70A0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70A0009), Sep 4, 1969: Bell 47G 2 (N28208), Keystone, SD, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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