- Date
- March 30, 1986, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- St.Charles, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5055GBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860330008439A
- Case key
- 34152
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The PIC was nervously concerned about an acft that was close behind him in the traffic pattern. The PIC landed fast on the rwy and the right main gear axle broke. The gear leg dug into the rwy and the acft veered off the left side into the soft terrain which ground looped the acft and damaged the wing. The PIC stated he also encountered a shift in winds during the landing and touchdown. An inspection of the accident site revealed a tire skidmark on the rwy prior to the right main gear axle breaking free from the landing gear. The recorded winds were fm 240 degrees at 6 knots. No evidence of preexisting cracking of the axle was discovered.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5055G
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1135-79
- Airframe hours
- 2,092
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- St. Charles Flying Serv.
- Registered owner
- Felts Bradshaw Aircraft Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 12, 1986 · 11 hours before
- Departed
- 3SQ · St. Charles, MO
- Airport
- 3SQ · St. Charles, runway 27, 3,500 × 50 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
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 109 total · 21 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 8 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.