DEN84LA072

NTSB accident investigation · Bellanca 17-30A · Angel Fire, NM · January 10, 1984

Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
January 9, 1984, 17:55 local (Jan 10, 1984, 00:55 UTC)
Place
Angel Fire, NM
Injuries
1 serious, 3 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N93656Bellanca 17-30A
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed
Report
Approved by Office Director
Case key
16323

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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.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - flare/touchdown
Weather condition - tailwindFactor
Weather condition - high density altitudeFactor
Flare - improperPilot in commandFactor
Recovery from bounced landing - improperPilot in commandCause
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
On ground/water encounter with terrain/waterLanding - roll
Airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow coveredFactor
Terrain condition - snowbankFactor

Analysis

After making a x-country flt from Oklahoma city, ok to Angel Fire, NM, the plt landed on a snow covered rwy at an elevation of 8382 ft. during the landing, the acft bounced, drifted to the left side of the rwy, then hit a 3-1/2 ft snowbank. The plt reported the wind was from 300 deg at 2 to 10 KTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N93656
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Category
Airplane
Serial number
73-30572
Airframe hours
820
Engine
Continental IO-520-K, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Registered owner
Beverly Long
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
Annual · September 7, 1983 · 20 hours before
Departed
2 DT · Oklahoma City, OK
Destination
E91 · Angel Fire, NM
Airport
E91 · Angel Fire, runway 17, 6,700 × 50 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
48
Certificate
Private
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
234 total · 40 in this make and model · 180 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
300° at 2 knots
Visibility
10 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
19 °F, dew point 10 °F
Altimeter
31.00 inHg