Bellanca CRUISEMASTER N7655B
19 May 2022 · Gainesville, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 May 2022 at about 21:15 local time, a Bellanca CRUISEMASTER registered N7655B was involved in an accident near Gainesville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gainesville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Gainesville Municipal (GLE)
- Coordinates
- 33.6259, -97.1333
- Aircraft
- Bellanca CRUISEMASTER
- Registration
- N7655B
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1957
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sulphur → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN22LA207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to extend the landing gear before landing due to his distraction with the wind gusts.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that while on final approach for runway 18 the airplane bounced around in gusty wind conditions. The pilot was focused on the wind gusts, and he forgot to put the landing gear down. The airplane touched down on the lower fuselage and slid to a stop. The pilot observed smoke emitting from the engine after the landing. The airplane was consumed by a post-crash fire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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