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July 4, 2016 · Bellanca 7ECA NO Series · N87083

Oak Ridge, LA

Overview

Report Status
Final with probable cause
Event Type
Accident
Date
July 4, 2016
Injury Outcomes
No injuries (1 uninjured)
Location
Oak Ridge, LA
Aircraft
Bellanca 7ECA NO Series (1974)
Tail Number
N87083
Injuries
None
Aircraft Damage
Substantial
NTSB Number
CEN16LA250

The private pilot reported that, during the attempted takeoff from the turf airstrip, the airplane was not at the expected airspeed three-quarters of the way down the runway, and he decided to abort the takeoff. The airplane became airborne momentarily as the pilot applied brakes and aft control input. Once the airplane settled, he was unable to stop it before it overran the end of the runway, and the airplane then impacted two ditches, nosed over, and came to rest inverted. The pilot was departing with a left crosswind and during high density altitude conditions. It is likely that the density altitude coupled with the turf runway increased the distance required to attain the necessary speed for takeoff. Further, the slight balloon of the airplane as the pilot tried to stop it increased the required distance to stop the airplane, and insufficient runway was remaining to stop the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the aborted takeoff, which resulted in it becoming airborne momentarily and then over running the runway.

Full Narrative

On July 4, 2016, about 1400 central daylight time, a Bellanca 7ECA airplane, N87083, was substantially damaged when it hit a ditch during an aborted takeoff and runway excursion at the Barham Airport (01LA), Oak Ridge, Louisiana. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was owned by Flying Tigers Aviation and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight plan had been filed for the flight. The personal flight had departed Vicksburg Municipal Airport (VKS), Vicksburg, Mississippi, about 1330, and was en route to Morehouse Memorial Airport (BQP), Bastrop, Louisiana. During the cross-country flight, the pilot landed on the turf airstrip at 01LA. The pilot stated that the landing was fine and he repositioned the airplane to depart to the west (runway 27, 2,000 feet by 60 feet, turf). He wrote that he did not feel that the airplane was at the speed it should be when it was 3/4 of the way down the runway so he decided to abort the takeoff. When he applied the brakes and full aft elevator/control stick input, the airplane ballooned. Once it had settled back down, he was unable to stop the airplane before it overran the end of the runway. The airplane hit a ditch just beyond the end of the runway, bounced up, hit a second ditch, and nosed over, coming to rest inverted in the second ditch. The left wing separated from the airplane and the fuselage and empennage were substantially damaged. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane at the time of the accident. The recorded aviation weather information for BQP, located 9 miles northwest of 01LA, taken at 1415, reported wind from 200 degrees at 8 knots, temperature 81 degrees Fahrenheit (F), dew point temperature 75 degrees F, and an altimeter setting of 29.98 inches. Calculations of relevant data indicated the density altitude was 1,512 feet.

Flight

Event TypeAccident
Event Time14:00 CDT
Nearest AirportBarham Airport (0nm)
Runway9/27
Runway Length2500 ft
Runway Width60 ft
Flight Plan FiledNone
Flight Plan ActivatedNo
Aircraft FireNo
Aircraft ExplosionNo

Aircraft

AircraftBellanca 7ECA NO Series
Tail NumberN87083
Aircraft CategoryAir
DamageSubstantial
Operating RulePart 91
Engines1
Engine TypeReciprocating
Engine DetailsLycoming · O-235 · Reciprocating · 115
Seats2

People & Injuries

Injury SummaryNo injuries (1 uninjured)
Fatal0
Serious0
Minor0
Uninjured1
Total1
Crew 1Age 23 · Third Class · None

Conditions

ConditionsVMC
LightDaylight
Wind200° @ 8 kt
Visibility10 sm
CeilingNone
Altimeter29.97 inHg
Observation Time19:15
Weather SourceWFAC

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