# NTSB LAX95LA095: Bellanca 7GCBC, N12207, Carson City, NV, February 3, 1995 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 2, 1995, 17:45 local (Feb 3, 1995, 01:45 UTC) - Place: Carson City, NV - Coordinates: 39.14046, -119.70935 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1405&lon=-119.7094&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 19, 1995 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 29023 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX95LA095 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/29023/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA095 ## Probable cause the pilot's improper use of the brakes. ## 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 - brakes(normal) - improper use of, pilot in command (cause) - Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12207), registered now, S/N 34272, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC - Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 342-72 - Airframe hours: 1844 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 19950202003219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950202003219A), Feb 2, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC, Carson City, NV, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Departed runway. Dragged wing and ground looped. Improper control inputs. ## Other investigations on N12207 (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 MKC72FCJ53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCJ53), Mar 18, 1972: Bellanca 7GCBC (N12207), North Platte, NE, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.