- Date
- November 10, 2002, 08:38 local (16:38 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N88408Bellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 2004
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20021110031629A
- Case key
- 56098
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the crosswind.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During a touch-and-go landing on runway 25R, the airplane bounced and started to veer left into the wind, so the pilot decided to execute a go-around. However, the airplane's left wing hit the ground. After the airplane departed the runway and crossed two taxiways, the pilot closed the throttle and landed the airplane in the ramp area. As he landed, he applied left brake to avoid hitting a corporate jet in his path, and the right wing tip impacted the ground. The reported winds were from 200 degrees at 13 knots.
Factual narrative
On November 10, 2002, at 0838 Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7ECA, N88408, sustained substantial damage following a loss of control during landing at Livermore Municipal Airport (LVK), Livermore, California. Attitude Aviation was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The private pilot and one passenger were not injured. The flight departed LVK about 0830 for the local area flight. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.
In a written statement, the pilot reported that the purpose of the flight was to practice touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. He departed runway 25R and felt the crosswind was "not too bad." The pilot stated the wind picked up while he was in the pattern. On the first landing, the pilot intended for the tailwheel to touchdown first; however, the main gear touched down first. The airplane bounced and started to veer left into the wind. He decided to do a full power go-around; however, the wind was stronger than he thought, and the airplane's left wing struck the ground. After the airplane departed the runway and crossed two taxiways, the pilot closed the throttle and landed the airplane in the ramp area. As he landed, he applied left brake to avoid hitting a corporate jet in his path. This resulted in the right wing impacting the ground.
The aviation routine weather report (METAR) issued for LVK at 0838 reported winds from 200 degrees at 13 knots.
The final clearance issued from the air traffic control tower (ATCT) local controller was, "Cleared for the option runway 25R, wind 210 at 15."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N88408
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1062-75
- Airframe hours
- 6,394
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Attitude Aviation
- Registered owner
- Freedom Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 15, 2002 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- LVK · Livermore, CA
- Airport
- LVK · Livermore Municipal, runway 25R, 5,235 × 100 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Last flight review
- July 3, 2002
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 106 total · 103 in this make and model · 30 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 0 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.14 inHg
- Observed at
- LVK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N88408 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.