# NTSB SEA00LA118: Bellanca 8KCAB, N31286, Bend, OR, June 29, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 29, 2000, 09:45 local (16:45 UTC) - Place: Bend, OR - Coordinates: 44.070583, -121.250732 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0706&lon=-121.2507&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49562 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA00LA118 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49562/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA118 ## Probable cause Improper preflight preflight planning/preparation by the pilot-in-command. Factors included a worn tailwheel tire and the VASI lighting system. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Airframe/component/system failure/malfunction, landing - roll - landing gear,tailwheel - worn (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - improper, pilot in command (cause) - landing gear,tailwheel - failure - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - vasi light/system (contributing factor) ## Analysis The private pilot and certified flight instructor were landing the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a dry, paved runway. During the landing roll-out, the aircraft veered to the left of runway centerline. Both pilots attempted to correct the situation by applying full right rudder, however, the aircraft continued off the runway and collided with a VASI lighting system. Post accident inspection of the aircraft revealed that the pneumatic tailwheel tire had ruptured in a worn area on the tires surface. The CFI stated that significant wear to the tailwheel tire was noted during the preflight inspection, however, he believed that the tire was still in an airworthy condition. ## Factual narrative On June 29, 2000, approximately 0945 Pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 8KCAB (Decathlon), N31286, operated by The Flight Shop, Incorporated as a 14CFR91 instructional flight, sustained substantial damage during the landing roll at Bend Municipal Airport, Bend, Oregon. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight. The certified flight instructor (CFI) and private pilot were uninjured. There was no fire and no report of ELT activation. The CFI reported that he and the second pilot were practicing three point landings on runway 16. He stated that on the second landing, the aircraft touched down, tail wheel first, and the aircraft began to drift to the left of runway centerline. Both pilots attempted to correct the situation by applying full right rudder, but the aircraft continued to track to the left. The aircraft traveled off the runway and collided with a visual approach slope indicator (VASI) lighting system. The aircraft's empennage and wing lift strut sustained substantial damage. Post-accident inspection of the aircraft by an FAA Inspector from the Portland, Oregon, Flight Standards District Office revealed that the aircraft's pneumatic tail wheel tire ruptured in a worn area of the tire's running surface. The CFI stated that significant wear to the tailwheel tire was noted during the preflight inspection, however, he believed the tire was still in an airworthy condition. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N31286](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31286-2008-10-01), registration cancelled 2008-10-01, S/N 50-72, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 8KCAB - Registry model: [Bellanca 8KCAB](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8kcab) (registry code 1220801) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 50-70 - Airframe hours: 1358 - Engines: Lycoming IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Flight Shop, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic - Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2000, 3 hours before - Departed: S07, BEND, OR - Airport: S07, Bend Municipal Airport, runway 16, 5,005 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 41; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,290 total, 3 in this make and model, 6,143 as pilot in command, 140 in the last 90 days, 40 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point -0 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RDM, 25 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 20000629007249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000629007249A), Jun 29, 2000: Bbavia 8KCAB, Bend, OR, No damage. (-23)Doing touch and go's hit hard and flat. Blew out tail wheel, went off of runway to the left and hit VASI light. Damage left horizontal stabilizer, strut… 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.