- Date
- October 2, 1986, 07:09 local (14:09 UTC)
- Place
- Palo Alto, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4178YBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861002046929A
- Case key
- 25441
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft went out of control and ran off the rwy. The student plt indicated that on his first apch his altitude was too high and he was aligned to the left of the rwy. He initiated a go-around and made a second attempt. During the flare on his second apch the acft began to drift right. He touched down on the left main landing gear and tail wheel. The acft continued to skid right to the edge of the 65 ft wide rwy. The plt stated, 'just as leaving the runway attempted a go-around by adding full power. Crashed.' The student plt also indicated that there were no mechanical failures/malfunctions prior to the accident. Winds at the time of the accident were reported as calm.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4178Y
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1187-77
- Airframe hours
- 2,803
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- West Valley Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 2, 1986 · 40 hours before
- Departed
- PAO · Palo Alto, CA
- Airport
- PAO · Palo Alto, runway 30, 2,500 × 65 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 34 total · 15 in this make and model · 5 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAO
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N4178Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.