# NTSB LAX92LA320: Bellanca 7KCAB, N88212, Las Vegas, NV, July 28, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 28, 1992, 15:04 local (22:04 UTC)
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Coordinates: 36.240821, -115.23088 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2408&lon=-115.2309&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 27706
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX92LA320
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/27706/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA320

## Probable cause

THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE STUDENTS EXCESSIVE USE OF THE RUDDER CONTROLS, AND, THE INSTRUCTORS INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT.

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - rudder - improper use of, dual student (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, dual student (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, dual student (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - airport facility

## Analysis

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SAID THE STUDENT WAS MAKING THE LANDING AND WAS COMPENSATING FOR A CROSS WIND CONDITION.  THE STUDENT SUDDENLY NEUTRALIZED THE CONTROLS AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND, WHEN THE WIND BEGAN TO PICK UP THE RIGHT WING, REAPPLIED THE RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER CORRECTION. ACCORDING TO BOTH OF THE PILOT'S STATEMENTS, THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING SOME RUNWAY LIGHT FIXTURES.  THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT SHE COULD NOT OVERCOME THE STUDENTS CONTROL INPUTS TO CORRECT THE SITUATION BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N88212](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88212-1999-12-14), registration cancelled 1999-12-14, S/N 475-74 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7KCAB
- Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 475-74
- Airframe hours: 1725
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-320-E2B 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aerleon, Inc.
- Registered owner: Joseph R. Maridon
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 14, 1992, 48 hours before
- Airport: VGT, North Las Vegas, runway 12, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 53; flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 9,760 total, 64 in this make and model, 9,718 as pilot in command, 105 in the last 90 days, 60 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 130° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 106 °F

## 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 19920728027909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728027909A), Jul 28, 1992: Bbavia 7KCAB, Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. Wind raised right wing on landing. Student used full left rudder and right aileron to recover. CFI unable correct.

## Other investigations on N88212 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX99LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA143), Apr 10, 1999: Bellanca 7KCAB (N88212), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to ensure that all loose items inside the cockpit were secure before attempting aerobatic maneuvers.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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