- Date
- July 10, 1982, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- North Adams, MA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N11690Bellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820710027139A
- Case key
- 72030
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that during the landing roll-out, the aircraft had slowed to about 20 mph when it started to veer slightly to the left. He stated that a slight right rudder and brake correction was made and the plane veered to the right. Reportedly, he was unable to correct the right turn with the left brake and rudder. As the plane started off the right side of the runway, the pilot applied right braking action to avoid raised runway lights. Subsequently, the aircraft ground looped and the left gear failed. The pilot stated that the left heel brake appeared not to be functioning properly.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N11690
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 355-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,339
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2B, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mohawk Soaring Club
- Registered owner
- Mohawk Soaring Club
- Departed
- North Adams, MA
- Destination
- North Adams, MA
- Airport
- Harriman-West, runway 29, 4,300 × 100 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
- 61
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,876 total · 140 in this make and model · 1,726 as pilot in command · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 310° at 3 knots
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.