- Date
- May 22, 1982, 17:20 local (May 23, 1982, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Roche Harbor, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- CFQDQBellanca 7ECA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 22, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72403
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Analysis
The aircraft drifted off the runway during landing and collided with a ditch. The right main landing gear collapsed.
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.
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Weather condition - high windFactor
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - inadequateCause
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Go-around - not performed
Main gear collapsed
Landing gear,main gear - overload
Aircraft
- Registration
- CFQDQ
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7ECA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 711
- Engine
- Lycoming O-235-C1, 115 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Andrew G. Mowatt
- Registered owner
- Andrew G. Mowatt
- Departed
- Bellingham, WA
- Destination
- Missoula, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 9S1 · Roche Harbor, runway 24, 4,000 × 50 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 23
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg