Bellanca 8KCAB N57438

Summary

On 25 July 1996 at about 16:06 local time, a Bellanca 8KCAB registered N57438 was involved in an accident near Mound House, Nevada, United States. 2 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 July 1996 at 16:06

Classification

Accident

Location

Mound House, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

39.1409, -119.7103

Aircraft

Bellanca 8KCAB

Registration

N57438

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carson City → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX96FA290

1 person died.

the flight instructor's improper in-flight planning/decision by allowing the student pilot to get too low during a simulated emergency landing before initiating a go-around.

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

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The instructor pilot (CFI) reduced power to simulate an emergency landing and instructed the student to simulate a forced landing approach to a dirt road. The CFI said that he allowed the student to get too low, and when he assumed the controls, the airplane struck the ground and bounced. Ground witnesses said that when the airplane struck the ground, the engine power increased, and the airplane entered into a high angle of attack and a steep right banking attitude. The airplane struck the top of a tree about 1/4 mile from the initial touchdown point, then it bounced twice and collided with a concrete barrier. The airplane flipped over the barrier and erupted into flames. Wreckage examination disclosed no evidence of any preimpact malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.