# NTSB GAA17CA558: Bellanca 14 19, N36KC, Redding, CA, August 27, 2017 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 26, 2017, 20:15 local (Aug 27, 2017, 03:15 UTC) - Place: Redding, CA - Coordinates: 40.508888, -122.293334 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5089&lon=-122.2933&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2018 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 96098 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA558 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96098/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96098 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA558 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [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 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Bellanca 14-19-3, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=3080106), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane's airspeed was fast during the landing, and the airplane veered to the left during the landing roll. The airplane exited the left side of the runway, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The METAR at the accident airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was calm, and the sky was clear. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to the pilot, the airplane's airspeed was fast during the landing, and the airplane veered to the left during the landing roll. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the lower fuselage. The METAR at the accident airport, about the time of the accident, reported that the wind was calm, and skies were clear. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36KC](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36KC-2018-04-19), registration cancelled 2018-04-19, S/N 4304, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELLANCA 14 19 (3A) - Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-3) (registry code 3080106) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4304 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 2343.2 - Engines: Continental IO-470-F 260 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2017 - Departed: KRDD, Redding, CA - Destination: KRDD, Redding, CA - Airport: RDD, Redding Muni, runway 16, 7,003 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 38; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 1, 2017; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 157 total, 36 in this make and model, 157 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 97 °F, dew point 37 °F - Altimeter: 29.86 inHg - Observed at: KRDD, 1 nm away ## 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 20170827015869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170827015869A), Aug 27, 2017: Bellanca 14-19-3, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Made normal approach decent, flared and touched down on the mains right on centerline. The nose wheel touched down and as the weight settled onto the nose… ## Other investigations on N36KC (1) 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. - [NTSB ATL81FKJ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKJ35), Sep 12, 1981: Bellanca 14-19 (N36KC), Weaver, AL, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 30, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=96098. 3.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461474&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Photo (item 2, .PDF, 160 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40461475&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo-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. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.