- Date
- July 6, 1993, 13:08 local (19:08 UTC)
- Place
- Kanab, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7601EBellanca 14-19-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930706032809A
- Case key
- 41739
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Probable cause
An inadvertent wheel up landing. A factor to the accident was turbulence.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during a normal approach with the landing gear down and flaps set at 15 degrees, when the airplane was approximately 30 feet AGL, the wind shifted and the airplane travelled through heavy turbulence. The pilot reached to retract the flaps; however, the pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps and the airplane landed gear up on the runway.
Factual narrative
On July 6, 1993, at 1308 hours mountain daylight time, a Bellanca 14-19-2, landed gear up at Kanab, Utah. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the local flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured.
The pilot reported that a normal approach for landing in gusting wind conditions was performed. The landing gear was down and the flaps were set at 15 degrees. When the airplane was approximately 30 feet above ground level, the wind shifted and the airplane travelled through heavy turbulence. The pilot reached for the flap level to retract the flaps, however, instead of the flap lever, the pilot retracted the landing gear.
The damage to the airplane was not reported until July 27, 1993.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7601E
- Reported as
- Bellanca 14-19-2
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 4103
- Airframe hours
- 3,290
- Engine
- Continental O-470K, 230 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Hull, Richard W.
- Registered owner
- Richard Hull & Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1993 · 38 hours before
- Airport
- KNB · Kanab, runway 19, 6,200 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 67
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 3,600 total · 1,465 in this make and model · 3,560 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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 N7601E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.