- Date
- March 10, 1982, 17:00 local (Mar 11, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Thermopolis, WY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N88247Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820310005629A
- Case key
- 72811
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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
During a landing in a hay meadow the pilot touched down long, due to a tailwind, and turned uphill to avoid hitting a fence and ditch. The aircraft ground looped breaking the right wheel strut.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88247
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 748-74
- Airframe hours
- 994
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- R.J.Campbell
- Registered owner
- R.J.Campbell
- Departed
- Thermopolis, WY
- Destination
- Thermopolis, WY
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 282 total · 235 in this make and model · 22 as pilot in command · 54 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N88247 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.