Bellanca 17-30A N23MB

Summary

On 24 May 1996 at about 18:40 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N23MB, operated by Frank B. Harriman, was involved in an accident near Fallbrook, California, 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

24 May 1996 at 18:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Fallbrook, California, United States

Nearest airport

Fallbrook Comm Airpark (L18)

Coordinates

33.3894, -117.2105

Aircraft

Bellanca 17-30A

Registration

N23MB

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frank B. Harriman

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prescott → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96LA211

Nobody was injured.

failure of the pilot to attain the proper touchdown point on the runway, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors relating to the accident were: the excessive airspeed on final approach, and the short and wet condition of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and his passenger were returning from a cross-country flight and landed on runway 18. A brief rain and hail squall reached the airport at the time of their arrival. The pilot landed long, and the aircraft touched down on the nosewheel first, then bounced three times. The aircraft departed the left side of the 2,160-foot-long runway. The pilot did not get a preflight weather briefing nor file a flight plan. He stated that a television station reported clear weather and unlimited visibility, but possible clouds by late evening near the coast. The wind was from the southwest at 10 to 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.