# NTSB LAX06CA086: Bellanca 7KCAB, N36382, Fallbrook, CA, January 9, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: January 9, 2006, 11:05 local (19:05 UTC) - Place: Fallbrook, CA - Coordinates: 33.373611, -117.251388 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3736&lon=-117.2514&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63079 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA086 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63079/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA086 ## Probable cause the student pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control. ## 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 - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - encountered, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The airplane veered off the runway and collided with trees while performing a touch-and-go takeoff and landing. The student pilot said that airplane bounced slightly and he pulled back on the control stick to cushion the second touchdown. After the airplane settled onto the runway, a gust of wind lifted the right wing. The left wing was pushed into the ground, rotating the airplane to the right. At that point the airplane was traveling towards parked airplanes in the transient area. The student pilot attempted to correct back to the runway with the use of full left rudder and left brake; however, his flight control inputs did not affect the direction of travel. He applied full throttle to get airborne again and steer the airplane back towards the runway, but collided with trees on the east side of the airport. Reported winds in the area were from 010 to 030 degrees between 4 to 10 knots. ## Factual narrative On January 9, 2006, about 1105 Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7KCAB (Citabria), N36382, veered off runway 36 after landing, and collided with trees at Fallbrook Community Airpark, Fallbrook, California. The owner was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, received minor injuries; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The solo instructional flight departed Oceanside Municipal Airport (OKB), Oceanside, California, about 1000. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement to the National Transportation Safety Board, the student pilot stated he was performing a touch-and-go landing at the time of the accident. The airplane bounced on touchdown, and the student pilot pulled back on the control stick to settle the airplane on the runway. He reported that a gust of wind lifted the right wing of the airplane, pushing the left wing into the ground and turning the airplane to the right. He applied full left rudder, then left brake, and then "hard left brake," but was still on a collision course with airplanes parked in the transient area. The student pilot applied full power to get the airplane off the ground and back on the runway, but could not avoid hitting the trees on the east side of the airport. The pilot reported that the winds were from 010 degrees between 4 to 6 knots. The next closest reporting station was Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport (NFG), located about 6 statute miles north east of the accident site. Camp Pendleton reported winds from 030 degrees at 10 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36382](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36382), registered now, S/N 389-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 7KCAB - Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 389-73 - Airframe hours: 1391.5 - Engines: Textron Lycoming IO-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, August 1, 2005 - Departed: OKB, Oceanside, CA - Destination: L18, Fallbrook, CA - Airport: L18, Fallbrook Community Airpark, runway 36, 2,160 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 57; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: front; flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 10 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 32 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg - Observed at: NFG, 19 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 20060109001409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060109001409A), Jan 9, 2006: Bbavia 7KCAB, Fallbrook, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) This was a student solo flight. After several takeoffs and landings, the student pilot bounced the aircraft while attempting a landing at the Fallbrook… From the NTSB's public API. 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