- Date
- March 1, 1982, 16:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mena, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50402Bellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820301001409A
- Case key
- 71659
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was flying to maintain proficiency. He had not flown this make and model within the last 90 days, but he had flown another tailwheel equipped aircraft on 12/4/81.while landing, he touched down while correcting for a crosswind, but then believed that he may have had a left quartering tailwind. During the landing roll, two gusts of wind were encountered which raised the left wing. The aircraft then veered left and the right wing struck the runway. The aircraft ran off the left side of the runway, a gear bolt failed, and the propeller contacted the ground. The wind was gusting up to about 14 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50402
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 296-79
- Airframe hours
- 977
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael T Remm
- Registered owner
- J S Williams
- Departed
- M39 · Mena, AR
- Destination
- M39 · Mena, AR
- Airport
- M39 · Intermountain Regional, runway 35, 5,000 × 0 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 368 total · 36 in this make and model · 318 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 154 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.