- Date
- February 2, 1995, 17:45 local (Feb 3, 1995, 01:45 UTC)
- Place
- Carson City, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N12207Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950202003219A
- Case key
- 29023
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Probable cause
the pilot's improper use of the brakes.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot made a normal landing. During the landing rollout, the pilot inadvertently touched the right brake. The airplane swerved to the right and exited the runway. The pilot said the airplane did not experience any preimpact malfunctions or failures.
Factual narrative
On February 2, 1995, at 1745 hours Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 7GCBC, N12207, ground looped during the landing roll on runway 27 at Carson City Airport, Carson City, Nevada. The pilot was completing a visual flight rules personal flight. The airplane, registered to Barclay Contractors, Sisters, Oregon, sustained substantial damage. Neither the certificated private pilot nor his passenger were injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The flight originated at Redmond Airport, Redmond, Oregon, at 1340 hours.
A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airworthiness inspector from the Reno (Nevada) Flight Standards District Office, reported that the pilot said the touchdown was normal. During the landing roll, the airplane swerved to the left and he applied power. The pilot said he perceived that the airplane momentarily straightened out and he applied the brakes. The airplane then swerved to the right and began to skid to the left. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and the left wing struck a dirt berm.
The pilot said in the aircraft accident report that during the landing rollout, he "touched" the right brake and the airplane veered to the right. He reported no mechanical malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N12207
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 342-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,844
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Barclay Contracters
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 25, 1995 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Airport
- O40 · Carson City, runway 27, 5,900 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 300 total · 75 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 270° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
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 N12207 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.