Bellanca 7KCAB N1029E
1 July 2005 · Shorter, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2005 at about 15:30 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N1029E, operated by James L Reynolds, was involved in an accident near Shorter, Alabama, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Shorter, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Pvt (N/A)
- Coordinates
- 32.5244, -85.8819
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 7KCAB
- Registration
- N1029E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- James L Reynolds
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Wetumpka → Shorter
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL05CA123
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, he was attempting a normal landing on a private 2200-foot long grass landing airstrip. Upon landing, the airplane veered to the right, traveling off the grass strip and hit a depression in the ground with the left main landing gear. The airplane came to rest on the grass to the right of grass strip. Examination of the airplane disclosed that the left landing gear had collapsed. The pilot did not report any mechanical problems with the airplane.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Oct 2005 | Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 | Brownsboro, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Dec 2005 | Cessna 172S | Mobile, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Aug 2005 | Beechcraft BE-D35 | Decatur, Alabama, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Feb 2005 | Mooney 20P | Smith, Alabama, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2005 | Piper 28 | Andulusia, Alabama, United States | AMS Aviation | No injuries | - |
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