- Date
- March 7, 1992, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N39866Bellanca 17-30A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 23, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920307007449A
- Case key
- 18457
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll phase of a touch and go.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A 250 hour private pilot was executing the second touch and go landing of the day on runway 33. The winds were reported from 360 degrees at 10 knots. The pilot was on his takeoff roll when the airplane started drifting to the right, eventually departing the runway and colliding with a marking sign. After impact, the pilot aborted the takeoff and taxied back to the ramp.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39866
- Reported as
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 73-30528
- Airframe hours
- 1,549
- Engine
- Continental IO-520K, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Tim L. Alton
- Registered owner
- Tim L. Alton
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 19, 1991 · 41 hours before
- Airport
- SAF · Santa Fe, runway 33, 6,304 × 150 ft, concrete
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 250 total · 35 in this make and model · 173 as pilot in command · 46 in the last 90 days · 36 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 54 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.