Bellanca 7GCBC N712j

Summary

On 3 November 2007 at about 18:55 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N712j, operated by Texas Taildraggers, was involved in an accident near Arcola, Texas, United States. 2 people were 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

3 November 2007 at 18:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Arcola, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston-Southwest (AXH)

Coordinates

29.5061, -95.4769

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N712j

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Texas Taildraggers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Galveston → Arcola

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA023

Nobody was injured.

The loss of control as result of the pilot's failure to compensate for existing wind conditions while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The private pilot lost control of the tailwheel-equipped airplane when he encountered a gust of wind from the right while attempting to land on Runway 27. Before the tailwheel contacted the ground, the tail moved left from the gust of wind causing the airplane to turn into the wind. The pilot was unable to compensate for gust of wind and lost control of the airplane. An attempt to execute a go-around was unsuccessful, and the airplane drifted off the 100-foot wide asphalt runway. The airplane contacted standing water in a nearby ditch, nosed over, and came to rest in the inverted position. The pilot reported the winds were from 290 degrees at 9 knots, gusting to 12 knots. The pilot reported having accumulated a total of 14-hours in the same make and model airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.