Bellanca 17-30A N14715
11 October 2005 · Riverside, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Bellanca 17-30A registered N14715 was involved in an accident near Riverside, California, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Riverside, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Flabob (RIR)
- Coordinates
- 33.9833, -117.4106
- Aircraft
- Bellanca 17-30A
- Registration
- N14715
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chino → Riverside
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX06CA008
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The failure of the steering control rod during an unknown phase of the accident flight that resulted in the unavailability of steering control upon landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted a fence following a loss of control during landing. The pilot reported that he had just made a normal landing when the airplane veered off the runway to the left. The pilot attempted to correct by applying right rudder inputs, and when that had no effect, the pilot attempted to execute a go-around by applying full throttle, which only accelerated the left turn. The airplane continued to the left until it impacted a chain link fence located about 100 feet south of the runway. Examination of the wreckage revealed the nose wheel steering system consists of two rods attached to the top of a T-bar supported by two bearings mounted on the strut tube. The two rods, one on the left and the other on the right, control the steering of the nose wheel. The rod on the right side was fractured and the surfaces exhibited signatures consistent with tension overload failure. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the scene reported no skid marks were visible on the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bellanca 17 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Eagleville, Tennessee, United States | Joseph Trent Kendall | Minor injuries | - |
| 22 May 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Houston, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 2005 | Bellanca 17-30A | Columbus, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2006 | Bellanca 17-31 ATC | Neuwerk Island, Germany | Werner Mandel | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 May 2006 | Bellanca 17-A30 | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Daniel B. Williams | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 2004 | Bellanca 17-31ATC | Sewanee, Tennessee, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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