- Date
- April 28, 1991, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Redlands, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53782Bellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910428012759A
- Case key
- 27181
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Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.
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
The pilot of a Bellanca 7ECA said he made two local flights with no problems, and no winds. After returning from the third local flight, UNICOM reported calm winds. He stated that on landing there was no indication of a problem. On landing roll he said he encountered a crosswind of 15 to 20 knots from the south, which started to lift the left wing. The aircraft exited the right side of the runway. The pilot said he attempted to go-around but the right wing hit the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53782
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1117-75
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-CI, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anders E. Testman
- Registered owner
- Anders E. Testman
- Last inspection
- Unknown · January 2, 2000
- Airport
- L12 · Redlands, runway 26, 4,500 × 75 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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 77 total · 4 in this make and model · 34 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 205° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.