- Date
- September 9, 1994, 08:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Englewood, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5056VBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 7, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940909026159A
- Case key
- 19158
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadvertent groundloop of the airplane.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor in the rear seat operated as pilot-in-command and was demonstrating a wheel landing to the pilot in the front seat. During the wheel landing, the airplane groundlooped.
Factual narrative
On September 9, 1994, at 0850 mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 7ECA, N5056V, was substantially damaged during landing near Englewood, Colorado. The two certificated flight instructors were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight.
The instructor in the aft seat operated as pilot-in-command and was demonstrating a wheel landing to the pilot in the front seat. During the wheel landing on runway 17R, at Centennial Airport, the airplane groundlooped. The left main gear separated and damage occurred to the propeller and left wing spars. Wind was from 210 degrees at 10 knots. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5056V
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1156-79
- Airframe hours
- 1,359
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- P. C. Flyers, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Westback, Eugene
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 10, 1994 · 54 hours before
- Airport
- APA · Centennial, runway 17, 7,000 × 77 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 5,135 total · 27 in this make and model · 4,577 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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