# NTSB IAD00LA016: Bellanca 7ECA, N2735Z, Waynesburg, PA, January 9, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 9, 2000, 13:45 local (18:45 UTC) - Place: Waynesburg, PA - Coordinates: 39.889831, -80.180244 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8898&lon=-80.1802&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48534 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD00LA016 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48534/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA016 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing roll-out. ## 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 - crosswind - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis During landing roll-out on the asphalt runway, the pilot reported encountering winds which moved the aircraft to the right. When the airplane's right wheel was close to the grass bordering the runway, the pilot put in full throttle and momentarily lifted off. There was not enough room to take-off and the airplane's right wing hit the hill paralleling the runway. The airplane turned 180 degrees around and came to a stop. The left main landing gear collapsed under the airplane, and the outboard section of the left wing was bent up 30 degrees. The winds were reported to be from190 degrees at 5 knots. The pilot reported 117 total flight hours with 10 total hours in make and model. He also reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On January 9, 2000, about 1345 Eastern Standard Time, a Bellanca 7ECA, N2735Z, was substantially damaged during an aborted landing at the Greene County Airport (WAY), Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at Connellsville, Pennsylvania (2G3), around 1300, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR 91. Weather was visual meteorological conditions. In a written statement, the pilot said: "Landing on Runway 27 at WAY. After touchdown, started getting winds from left about 190 degrees. Trying to correct for it, I was moving to the right and after right wheel was close to grass I put in full throttle and lifted back off. There was not enough airspeed for climb out. Right wing touched hill on right, spun aircraft around and came to a stop." A witness saw the airplane while it was landing. In a written statement, the witness said: "The plane was landing - coming down the runway, then it went off the runway into the grass and started back up when the wing hit and flipped it around." The winds reported at Morgantown, West Virginia, 18.5 nautical miles southeast of WAY, were 190 degrees at 5 knots. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector conducted an on-site examination. According to the Inspector's written report, he said: "The aircraft was 150 yards north of Runway 27 on a heading of 060 degrees, and was substantially damaged. Damage included the propeller, left wing, rudder, sheared the left main landing gear, and the fuselage was damaged at the left wing spar attach point. The impact compressed the rear spar attach point and caused the cabin door on the right side to no longer latch. The amount of fuel on board was better than 50 percent. A review of the maintenance records and control continuity check were both satisfactory." The pilot received his private pilot certificate on June 30, 1999. He reported 118 total flight hours with 11 total hours in make and model. He also reported there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2735Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2735Z), registered now, S/N 1232-78, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 7ECA - Registry model: [Bellanca 7ECA](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7eca) (registry code 1220460) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1232-78 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Eagle-1 Aviation, doing business as 14 Cfr Part 91 - Registered owner: John Strope - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 10, 1999 - Departed: 2G3, CONNELLSVILLE, PA - Destination: WAY - Airport: WAY, Greene County Airport, runway 27, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 118 total, 11 in this make and model, 54 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,800 ft broken - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 34 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: MGW, 18 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 20000109007619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000109007619A), Jan 9, 2000: Bbavia 7ECA, Waynesburg, PA, No damage. (-23) Pilot stated that after the aircraft landed, the wind pushed him off the runway. He tried to take off, but the right wing hit the ground causing the… From the NTSB's public API. 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