Bellanca 8KCAB N2502Z

Summary

On 8 August 1982 at about 00:30 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N2502Z, operated by Fred Morris, was involved in an accident near Hanover, New Jersey, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

8 August 1982 at 00:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hanover, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Hanover (N58)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N2502Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Fred Morris

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Philipsburg → O'neill

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82DA197

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING, THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AFTER HE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MIDWAY ON THE RUNWAY AT NIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE TRIED TO STOP BY USING A COMBINATION OF RIGHT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WHEEL DUG IN, THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT UP ON ITS NOSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.