Bellanca 7ECA N57410

Summary

On 27 October 2006 at about 18:51 local time, a Bellanca 7ECA registered N57410, operated by Hummingbird Aviation, LLC, was involved in an accident near Eden Prairie, Minnesota, 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

27 October 2006 at 18:51

Classification

Accident

Location

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Flying Cloud (FCM)

Coordinates

44.8272, -93.4572

Aircraft

Bellanca 7ECA

Registration

N57410

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Hummingbird Aviation, LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Eden Prairie → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA014

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining directional control of the tailwheel airplane during the landing roll. A factor was the runway sign that was impacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel airplane sustained substantial damage when it exited the runway and impacted a runway sign. The pilot stated, "Set up for a wheel landing left wing low to compensate for crosswind. Encountered a slight bounce. When wheels touched down again, aircraft swerved left [and] towards edge of [runway]. I did not feel attempting a go-around at that point was prudent due to proximity to wind sock pole. Left runway, rolled through grass [and] onto [runway] 18. I understand a [runway] sign was hit [with horizontal stabilizer]." The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane in reference to the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.