Bellanca 7GCAA N5046E

Summary

On 28 April 2019 at about 18:30 local time, a Bellanca 7GCAA registered N5046E, operated by Mach 5 Aviation, Inc, was involved in an accident near Lincoln, 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

28 April 2019 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, California, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field (LHM)

Coordinates

38.9092, -121.3514

Aircraft

Bellanca 7GCAA

Registration

N5046E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1979

Engines

1

Operator

Mach 5 Aviation, Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Auburn → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA228

Nobody was injured.

The pilot receiving instruction's failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in an attempted go-around and collision with a trench, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during the landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot, who was receiving tailwheel instruction, reported that, following a three-point landing, he raised the tail to initiate a go-around, but the wind shifted from a left quartering headwind to a left quartering tailwind. The airplane veered left. and the pilot added right rudder and aileron to correct. The airplane continued to veer left and then exited the runway onto tall grass and rough terrain. The instructor took the flight controls and aborted the go-around, and the left wing and elevator impacted the far side of a trench. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and elevator. The instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The airport's automated weather observation station reported that, about 5 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 240° at 3 knots and that, about 35 minutes after the accident, the wind was calm. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 15.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.