# NTSB FTW90DQG02: Bellanca BL-DW-1, N8803E, Petersberg, TX, May 19, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 19, 1990, 13:20 local (19:20 UTC)
- Place: Petersberg, TX
- Coordinates: 33.869674, -101.590843 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8697&lon=-101.5908&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW90DQG02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22964/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DQG02

## Probable cause

LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AS THE RESULT OF AN ENCOUNTER WITH A DUST DEVIL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (cause)
  - directional control - not possible, pilot in command
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. AFTER TRAVELLING ABOUT 600 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT OF CENTERLINE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 110 MORE FEET OF ROLL THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8803E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8803E-2013-06-11), registration cancelled 2013-06-11, S/N DW-1-0022-81, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA BL-DW-1
- Registry model: [Eagle EAGLE DW-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/eagle-eagle-dw-1) (registry code 3230203) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: DW10022-81
- Airframe hours: 2051
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-M1B5D 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Culp, Gary Lynn, doing business as Culp Agri-Chemical
- Registered owner: Gary Lynn Culp
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, June 17, 1989, 173 hours before
- Destination: NONE
- Airport: NONE, Private

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,670 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 3 knots, gusting 5
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19900519018079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519018079A), May 19, 1990: Eagle DW1, Petersberg, TX, Substantial damage. Encountered a dust devil on landing roll. Aircraft ground looped and flipped over on the Private dirt ag strip.

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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