# NTSB NYC02LA194: Bellanca 7KCAB, N4210Y, Erwinna, PA, September 24, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 24, 2002, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC) - Place: Erwinna, PA - Coordinates: 40.484165, -75.099723 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4842&lon=-75.0997&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report April 18, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO-05 - NTSB case key (mKey): 55752 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC02LA194 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/55752/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA194 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing. A factor was a crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with object, landing - aborted - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) ## Analysis While landing on runway 07, the airplane bounced twice, and the pilot added power to abort the landing. The airplane then drifted right, struck trees, and came to rest entangled within the trees. The reported wind, at an airport approximately 20 miles south of the accident site, was from 340 degrees at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative On September 24, 2002, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB (Citabria B), N4210Y, was substantially damage when it collided with trees during an aborted landing at Vansant Airport (9N1), Erwinna, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot sustained minor injures. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. The pilot reported he had been flying around the local area for about 1 hour. He decided to return to 9N1, and perform a landing to runway 07, a 3,058-foot long, 120-foot wide turf runway. During the approach, the pilot noted that there was a slight crosswind from the left. After touchdown, the airplane bounced twice, and the pilot added power to abort the landing. However, the airplane drifted right, struck trees, and came to rest entangled within the trees. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 664 hours; of which, 34 hours were in the same make and model as the accident airplane. Within the preceding 90 days, the pilot flew 1 hour in the same make and model as the accident airplane. The pilot did not experience any pre-impact mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. The reported wind at an airport approximately 20 miles south of the accident site, at 1154, was from 340 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N4210Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4210Y-2004-02-19), registration cancelled 2004-02-19, S/N 605-77, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 7KCAB - Registry model: [Bellanca 7KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7kcab) (registry code 1220701) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming AEIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-series) (registry code 41522, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 605-77 - Airframe hours: 2259 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Sport Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 19, 2002, 70 hours before - Departed: 9N1, Erwinna, PA - Destination: 9N1 - Airport: 9N1, Vansant Airport, runway 07, 3,058 × 120 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review March 15, 2001; seat: front; flight hours: 664 total, 34 in this make and model, 594 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 340° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.22 inHg - Observed at: PNE, 20 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20020924025219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020924025219A), Sep 24, 2002: Bbavia 7KCAB, Erwinna, PA, Destroyed. (.19) On September 24, 2002, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB (citabria b), N4210Y, was substantially damage when it collided with trees… ## Other investigations on N4210Y (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 CHI80FEV06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV06), Oct 24, 1979: Bellanca 7KCAB (N4210Y), Makanda, IL, 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. 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