Bellanca 8GCBC N50402
1 March 1982 · Mena, Arkansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 March 1982 at about 22:30 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N50402, operated by Michael T Remm, was involved in an accident near Mena, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mena, Arkansas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Intermountain Regional (M39)
- Coordinates
- 34.5796, -94.2302
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Registration
- N50402
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael T Remm
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mena → Mena
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82DA078
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 WAS FLYING TO MAINTAIN PROFICIENCY. HE HAD NOT FLOWN THIS MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN THE LAST 90 DAYS, BUT HE HAD FLOWN ANOTHER TAILWHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT ON 12/4/81.WHILE LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN WHILE CORRECTING FOR A CROSSWIND, BUT THEN BELIEVED THAT HE MAY HAVE HAD A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, TWO GUSTS OF WIND WERE ENCOUNTERED WHICH RAISED THE LEFT WING. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED LEFT AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, A GEAR BOLT FAILED, AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE WIND WAS GUSTING UP TO ABOUT 14 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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