# NTSB GAA17CA366: Bellanca 1730, N575JH, Burnet, TX, June 24, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 24, 2017, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC) - Place: Burnet, TX - Coordinates: 30.740554, -98.237777 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7406&lon=-98.2378&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 7, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 95439 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA366 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/95439/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95439 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA366 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Bellanca 17-30A, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=1220433), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that, during the landing, as the nosewheel touched down, the airplane "hopped a bit" and began to veer left. He applied right rudder and brakes to no avail. He released the rudder and brakes, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway and impacted a raised taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that, during the landing, as the nose wheel touched down, the airplane "hopped a bit" and began to veer left. He applied right rudder and brakes with no avail. He released the rudder and brakes, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway impacting a raised taxiway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N575JH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N575JH), registered now, S/N 75-30791, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELLANCA 1730 (A) - Registry model: [Bellanca 17-30A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (registry code 1220433) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-520-K](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-k) (registry code 17238, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 75-30791 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 1840.8 - Engines: CONT MOTOR IO-520-K 300 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 14, 2016 - Departed: 88R, SPICEWOOD, TX - Destination: BMQ, Burnet, TX - Airport: BMQ, Burnet Muni Kate Craddock Fiel, runway 19, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Auto-pilot ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 45; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 14, 2016; seat: left; flight hours: 720 total, 9 in this make and model, 616 as pilot in command, 29 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 8 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,600 ft broken - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: KBMQ ## 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 20170624008639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624008639A), Jun 24, 2017: Bellanca 17-30A, Burnett, TX, Destroyed. PIC took off from 88R at approximately 0715 (CST) in-route to kbmq. Upon arrival around 0730 the PIC landed on rwy 19 where he entered into a left path off… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 14, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=95439. 1.1 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 818 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455243&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 285 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455244&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.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. 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