- Date
- August 5, 1987, 12:17 local (19:17 UTC)
- Place
- North Plains, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N222WYBellanca 7GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870805043039A
- Case key
- 40671
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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 plt rprtd that drg a x-wind lndg, the acft touched down on the rgt main gear, then after rolling aprx 50 to 100 ft, the left main gear touched down. As the left wheel touched down, the left axle failed, pitching the acft on its nose. The acft then skidded on its nose for another 75 to 100 ft. an exam of the axle revealed a fatigue crack had penetrated about 50% of its cross section before final overstress separation. There were multiple origins of the crack at the edge of a circumferential weld.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222WY
- Reported as
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 376-72
- Airframe hours
- 1,630
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-A2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Willamette Valley Soaring
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 10, 1987
- Departed
- 10R3
- Airport
- 10R3 · Sunset, runway 24, 2,500 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 2,376 total · 402 in this make and model · 2,243 as pilot in command · 133 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 15 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N222WY · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.