- Date
- April 13, 2007, 11:59 local (18:59 UTC)
- Place
- Porterville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N30WHBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 2007
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Federal Aviation Administration
- FAA report
- 20070413005079A
- Case key
- 65589
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The airplane veered off the runway and nosed over when the pilot attempted to execute a go-around. The pilot entered the landing pattern and made two landing approaches, both of which he terminated with a go-around. The pilot said that on his third approach he made a poor landing and attempted a go-around. He applied full power and the airplane veered left and ran off the side of the runway. The airplane nosed over when it encountered ploughed furrows adjacent to the runway. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported to the National Transportation Safety Board investigator that he had departed Exeter Airport, California, at 1142, and flew down to Porterville Municipal Airport to practice landings. He entered the landing pattern at Porterville and made two landing approaches, both of which he terminated in a go-around. On his third approach he made a poor landing and attempted a go-around. He applied full power, the airplane veered left, and upon contact with ploughed furrows adjacent to the runway the airplane nosed over. The pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30WH
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 997-77
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Gene A. Roberts
- Registered owner
- Gene A. Roberts
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic
- Departed
- KO63 · Exeter, CA
- Destination
- KPTV · Porterville, CA
- Airport
- KPTV · Porterville Muni, runway 30, 5,908 × 150 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
- 58
- Injuries
- Minor
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3
- Flight hours
- 242 total · 3 in this make and model · 22 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 10° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Observed at
- KPTV
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 N30WH · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.