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August 23, 2003 · Bellanca 7KCAB · N8730V

Mckinney, TX

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
August 23, 2003
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (2 uninjured)
Location
Mckinney, TX
Aircraft
Bellanca 7KCAB
Tail Number
N8730V
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
FTW03LA206

The flight instructor stated that he was demonstrating a forward slip to a landing when he "flared too high," and the airplane "stalled and impacted the runway." Subsequently, the airplane nosed over, and slid 150 feet down the runway.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall during landing. A contributing factor was flaring too high.

Full Narrative

On August 23, 2003, about 1200 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7KCAB single-engine tailwheel-equipped airplane, N8730V, registered to Four Winds Aviation, Inc., of Killeen, Texas, and operated by the pilot was substantially damaged when it impacted the runway following a loss of control while landing at Aero Country Airport (T31) near McKinney, Texas. The flight instructor and the commerical pilot receiving instruction were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional local flight, which departed T31 approximately 1130. The 5,057-hour certified flight instructor (CFI), who was providing dual instruction to a commercial pilot for tailwheel endorsement, reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2) that he was demonstrating a forward slip to a landing when he "flared too high," and the airplane "stalled and impacted the runway." According to information received from the FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, the left main landing gear buckled on impact, and the airplane slid on its nose 150 feet down the runway. The inspector also reported that the aileron control attach bracket was broken from the bellcrank at the lower center fuselage, the propeller struck the runway, and the horizontal seat straps were broken on the rear seat. At the time of the accident, the pilot reported clear skies, and the wind as light and variable. With a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, field elevation of 792 feet, and an altimeter setting of 30.05 inches of Mercury, the investigator-in-charge (IIC) calculated the density altitude to be 3,468 feet.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time12:00 CDT
Nearest AirportAero Country (0nm)
Runway17
Runway Length4305 ft
Runway Width40 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBellanca 7KCAB
Tail NumberN8730V
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · AEIO-320-E2B · Reciprocating · 150
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (2 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured2
Total2
Crew 1Age 41 · First Class · None
Crew 2Age 45 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind3 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Temperature / Dew Point64 F
Altimeter30.04 inHg
Observation Time16:53
Weather SourceWFAC

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