Bellanca 7KCAB N1098E

Summary

On 26 June 2006 at about 02:30 local time, a Bellanca 7KCAB registered N1098E, operated by Pinnacle Aviation Academy Inc, was involved in an accident near Carlsbad, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

26 June 2006 at 02:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Carlsbad, California, United States

Nearest airport

McClellan Palomar (CRQ)

Coordinates

33.1361, -117.2894

Aircraft

Bellanca 7KCAB

Registration

N1098E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pinnacle Aviation Academy Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Murrieta → Carlsbad

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

LAX06CA215

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during the aborted landing, which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted a tree at the departure end of the runway during an aborted landing. The pilot had been cleared to land on runway 24 with reported winds from 170 degrees at 8 knots. The airplane touched down left main wheel first, followed by the right main wheel, and then the tail wheel. After the tail wheel touched down, it started to vibrate and the pilot released backpressure on the flight controls to stop the vibration. The left wing started to move up, and the airplane began to weathervane to the left. The pilot aborted the landing, and became airborne heading about 30 degrees left of the runway centerline directly toward some buildings. He turned the airplane to the right back towards the runway; however, he over corrected, and it crossed over the runway to the opposite side heading for other airport buildings. He initiated a left turn back toward the runway, and the airplane collided with a tree on the north side departure end of the runway in a straight and level attitude. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with either the airplane or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.