# NTSB FTW02LA069: Bellanca 17-30, N7388V, Plainview, TX, January 16, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 15, 2002, 18:00 local (Jan 16, 2002, 00:00 UTC) - Place: Plainview, TX - Coordinates: 34.189575, -101.720008 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1896&lon=-101.7200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 26, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Avitaion Administartion - NTSB case key (mKey): 54034 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA069 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54034/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54034 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA069 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain the proper glidepath, which resulted in landing short of the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Undershoot, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - object - airport facility ## Analysis According to the pilot, he set up the approach to land on runway 22 so that the airplane would touch down on the numbers. Following a normal traffic pattern, the pilot flared the airplane and it landed 12 feet short of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the lip at the approach end of the runway and collapsed. The airplane then slid down the runway along the runway centerline and came to a stop upright. ## Factual narrative On January 15, 2002, at 1800 central standard time, a Bellanca 17-30 airplane, N7388V, was substantially damaged when it undershot the runway while landing at the Hale County Airport, Plainview, Texas. The airplane was registered to and operated by the pilot. The commercial pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The cross-country flight originated from Moreno Valley, California, made a fuel stop in St. Johns, Arizona, and was destined for Plainview. According to the pilot, he set up for landing on runway 22 (5,997' X 100'). The pilot stated that he set up the approach so that the airplane would touch down on the numbers. Following a "normal pattern," the pilot flared the airplane and it landed 12 feet short of the runway. Subsequently, the airplane's nose landing gear contacted the lip at the approach end of the runway and collapsed. The airplane then slid down the runway along the runway centerline and came to a stop upright. The FAA inspector, who examined the airplane, stated that the fuselage, right wing spar, and all three landing gear assemblies sustained structural damage. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, sunset and the end of civil twilight, for Plainview, Texas, occurred at 1749 and 1817, respectively. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7388V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7388V-2004-06-17), registration cancelled 2004-06-17, S/N 30183, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 17-30 - Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (registry code 1220432) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 30183 - Airframe hours: 3061 - Engines: Continental IO-520-D 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Russell C. Craig - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SJN, St. Johns, AZ - Destination: PVW, Plainview, TX - Airport: PVW, Hale County, runway 22, 5,997 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 82; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review May 12, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 4,800 total, 4,700 as pilot in command, 40 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 170° at 15 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 59 °F, dew point 28 °F - Altimeter: 29.92 inHg - Observed at: LBB, 30 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 20020115001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020115001749A), Jan 15, 2002: Blanca 1730, Plainview, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) This accident occurred under VMC conditions right at dusk when the commercial pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft under shot the approach end of the… ## Other investigations on N7388V (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 LAX75FUA22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUA22), Mar 17, 1975: Bellanca 17-30 (N7388V), Santa Ana, CA, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 19, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54034. 1.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40379373&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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