Bellanca 7GCBC N11690

Summary

On 10 July 1982 at about 20:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N11690, operated by Mohawk Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near North Adams, Massachusetts, 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.

Date

10 July 1982 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

North Adams, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Harriman-West

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N11690

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Mohawk Soaring Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Adams → North Adams

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA149

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 REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLL-OUT, THE AIRCRAFT HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN IT STARTED TO VEER SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT A SLIGHT RIGHT RUDDER AND BRAKE CORRECTION WAS MADE AND THE PLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT. REPORTEDLY, HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE RIGHT TURN WITH THE LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER. AS THE PLANE STARTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT BRAKING ACTION TO AVOID RAISED RUNWAY LIGHTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND THE LEFT GEAR FAILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE LEFT HEEL BRAKE APPEARED NOT TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.