Bellanca 1730-A N9523E

Summary

On 21 April 2015 at about 22:00 local time, a Bellanca 1730-A registered N9523E was involved in an accident near Campbellsville, Kentucky, 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.

Date

21 April 2015 at 22:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Campbellsville, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Taylor County (AAS)

Coordinates

37.3608, -85.3058

Aircraft

Bellanca 1730-A

Registration

N9523E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glasgow → Glasgow

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the landing flare, the pilot reported that it "felt like the air was sucked out from under the plane". The airplane landed hard on the main landing gear, bounced and touched down again buckling the nose landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.