Bellanca 7ECA N5065N

Summary

On 26 October 2005 at about 20:15 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N5065N was involved in an accident near Cuba, Missouri, 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.

Date

26 October 2005 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Cuba, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

38.0689, -91.4289

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N5065N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cuba → Cuba

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI06CA017

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The left main landing gear separated from the airplane following a loss of control during the landing roll. The pilot reported he made a normal landing. He stated that as the airplane was slowing down, the left wing rose and the airplane veered to the right. The pilot reported he was not using the brakes when this occurred. He stated that the application of aileron and rudder did not stop the airplane from veering off the runway into the grass. The pilot reported the winds were out of the northwest and the landing was made on runway 36. The closest weather reporting facility was located at the Rolla National Airport (VIH), Vichy, Missouri, 19 miles west northwest of the accident airport. The 1453 report from that facility showed the winds as being from 040 degrees at 3 knots. The 1553 observation showed the winds were from 120 degrees at 3 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.