NTSB Identification: GAA17CA366
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Burnet, TX
Probable Cause Approval Date: 09/07/2017
Aircraft: BELLANCA 1730, registration: N575JH
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that, during the landing, as the nosewheel touched down, the airplane “hopped a bit” and began to veer left. He applied right rudder and brakes to no avail. He released the rudder and brakes, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway and impacted a raised taxiway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident as follows:
The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during the landing.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; San Antonio, Texas
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
http://registry.faa.gov/N575JH
NTSB Identification: GAA17CA366
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Burnet, TX
Aircraft: BELLANCA 1730, registration: N575JH
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators used data provided by various entities, including, but not limited to, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the operator and did not travel in support of this investigation to prepare this aircraft accident report.
The pilot reported that, during the landing, as the nose wheel touched down, the airplane "hopped a bit" and began to veer left. He applied right rudder and brakes with no avail. He released the rudder and brakes, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway impacting a raised taxiway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
A small plane carrying only its pilot was damaged while landing at around 7:21 a.m. Saturday at Burnet Municipal Airport, officials said.
Department of Public Safety officer Andrew Thomas said the pilot, Mark Rankin, was uninjured and that the airport runway was not damaged.
“It was a pretty simple crash,” Thomas said. “The plane touched down and the pilot said it started pulling to the left. He entered a little skid and it pulled him off the runway. He came to rest in the median.”
Thomas said the plane, a Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking, had damage to its wing, undercarriage and propeller blade.
The incident occurred before rain fell in the area, the officer said.
A representative for the Federal Aviation Administration told the American-Statesman that the plane was categorized as having “Extensive damage.”
The National Transportation Safety Board was notified and an investigation has been opened.
The aircraft was en route from Spicewood Airport where maintenance on the runway was causing planes to be relocated, Thomas said.
Rankin, a vice president in Austin at the car-shopping company Edmunds, said he’s been flying for about 12 years without anything like this having happened before.
http://www.statesman.com
(AUSTIN) — A small plane crashed Saturday morning after skidding off the runway at the Burnet Municipal Airport according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The crash happened at 7:31 a.m.
As the plane was landing it began skidding to the left off the runway.
While the aircraft, a Bellanca 17-30A Super Viking, remained upright on its belly, it did have a broken wing.
The pilot was removed from the plane without any injuries according to DPS.
The Federal Aviation Administration has been notified and the official cause of the crash is still being investigated.
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