# NTSB SEA06CA030: Bellanca 14-19-2, N7692B, Auburn, WA, November 27, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 26, 2005, 16:30 local (Nov 27, 2005, 00:30 UTC) - Place: Auburn, WA - Coordinates: 47.316665, -122.216667 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3167&lon=-122.2167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 25, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 62960 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62960/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA030 ## Probable cause The collapse of the left main landing gear after landing for undetermined reasons. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Gear collapsed, landing - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The pilot reported that after landing and taxiing off the runway, not using the brakes until the turn, the aircraft stopped past the hold short line. The pilot stated that after the aircraft stopped, he felt the aircraft settling to the left side. After shutting down the engine, the pilot exited the aircraft to find the left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing and left side horizontal stabilizer resting on the ground. An inspection of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Seattle, Washington, Flight Standards District Office found damage to the left hand wing pitot area and the structural leading edge front spar and lower leading edge spar cap and rib. Additional damage was noted to areas of the wing skin requiring a major repair. ## Factual narrative On November 26, 2005, about 1630 Pacific standard time, a Bellanca 14-19-2, N7692B, registered to McCormicks Airepair LLC, and operated by the pilot as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, experienced a left main landing gear collapse after taxiing off the runway at Auburn Municipal Airport, Auburn, Washington. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the airline transport pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight departed from Bremerton, Washington, about 45 minutes prior to the accident. In a written statement the pilot reported that after landing and taxiing off the runway, not using the brakes until the turn, the aircraft stopped past the hold short line. The pilot stated that after the aircraft stopped, he felt the aircraft settling to the left side. After shutting down the engine, the pilot exited the aircraft to find the left main landing gear collapsed and the left wing and left side horizontal stabilizer resting on the ground. An inspection of the aircraft by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector from the Seattle, Washington, Flight Standards District Office found damage to the left hand wing pitot area and the structural leading edge front spar and lower leading edge spar cap and rib. Additional damage was noted to areas of the wing skin requiring a major repair. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7692B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7692B), registered now, S/N 4043, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 14-19-2 - Registry model: [Bellanca 14-19-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-19-2) (registry code 3080104) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 4043 - Engines: Continental O-470-K reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Randall W. Snodgrass - Registered owner: McCormicks Airepair LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: KPWT, Bremerton, WA - Destination: Auburn, WA - Airport: S5O, Auburn Muni, runway 34 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; commercial, airline transport, flight instructor; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1; flight hours: 9,471 total, 115 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days, 34 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20051126029349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051126029349A), Nov 26, 2005: Blanca 14192, Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) On or before 12-06-2005 the pilot [privacy data omitted] after landing aircraft (Bellanca-14-19-2, N7692B) at the Auburn airport taxied off the active… 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.