Bellanca 7KCAB N333JS

Summary

On 23 April 1996 at about 15:25 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N333JS was involved in an accident near Tucson, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 April 1996 at 15:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Avra Valley (E14)

Coordinates

32.2202, -110.9694

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N333JS

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA176

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for gusting crosswind conditions and to maintain directional control. A factor in the accident was unattended construction equipment parked in close proximity to the runway edge.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot entered the downwind leg of the traffic pattern and noted that the windsock was indicating calm winds. He completed the normal rectangular traffic pattern with no indications of the wind conditions changing. During touchdown a gust of wind from the west raised the right wing, allowing the airplane to drift left. The pilot unsuccessfully attempted to correct the drift and then attempted a go-around. The pilot aborted the go-around when he saw a back hoe in his path. The airplane's left wing then collided with the back hoe, which was parked unattended about 20 to 30 feet from the runway's edge. After the accident, the winds were noted to shift periodically with gusts above 15 miles per hour.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.