Bellanca 7GCBC N50338

Summary

On 12 October 2004 at about 20:00 local time, a Bellanca 7GCBC registered N50338 was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, 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

12 October 2004 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winslow, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Winslow Lindbergh Regional (INW)

Coordinates

35.0256, -110.7264

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCBC

Registration

N50338

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tucson → Winslow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX05CA005

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout that resulted in a ground loop.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane ground looped during the landing rollout. On final approach at the destination airport the pilot encountered turbulence that rolled the airplane 30 degrees to the right. He made the appropriate correction, and landed normally. The left wing lifted up again on the landing roll and he corrected with left aileron input. The left wing dropped hard, and the airplane rotated counterclockwise and ground looped. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the airplane or engine. The pilot reported the winds as out of the north at 7 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.