Bellanca 7GCBC N86727
20 May 2001 · Reno, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 20 May 2001 at about 19:20 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N86727 was involved in an accident near Reno, Nevada, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Reno, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reno/Stead (4SD)
- Coordinates
- 39.9095, -119.6806
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7GCBC
- Registration
- N86727
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Susanville → Reno
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX01LA189
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure of the left main landing gear axle due to an improper weld repair.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The left main landing gear axle fractured and collapsed during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop and substantial damage to the gearbox. The axle fractured in the vicinity of a weld. An entry in the airplane's logbook indicated that the airplane had sustained a hard landing about 15 years prior to this accident. The entry stated that maintenance technicians inspected the axle using the dye penetrate method. No logbook entry noted that the axle had been changed. The manufacturer's representative inspected the axle and reported that several items did not conform to the type design. The manufacturer's representative concluded that the axle had been cracked and rewelded, and the weld did not conform to specifications. The weld at the base plate had a larger radius than specified, which resulted in a flat surface that was insufficient to allow proper seating of the heads of the bolts that mounted the wheel to the axle. The manufacturer's representative felt the axle failed in the weld heat affected zone due to improper repair.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 7 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 2001 | Bellanca 7ECA | Estacada, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2001 | Bellanca 7KCAB | Hudson, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Sedgwick, Maine, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 5 Nov 2001 | Bellanca 7GCBC | Hawley, Minnesota, United States | Same AS Pilot | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Oct 2001 | Bellanca 7ECA | Chandler, Arizona, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Feb 2001 | Bellanca 7ECA | San Jose, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2001 | Cessna 210K | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Aug 2001 | Champion 7FC | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Cessna TU-206F | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 2001 | Aviat A-1B | Apex, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 2001 | Sparke AIR COMMAND 582 DUAL | Gerlach, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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