Pilot Debrief

BELLANCA 7KCAB near Williston, ND — 2012-07-09

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Date
2012-07-09
Location
Williston, ND, USA
Aircraft
BELLANCA 7KCAB
Registration
N8709V
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to ensure a suitable landing surface.

NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he was performing a landing in a wheat field. When the pilot began to flare the airplane, the main landing gear became entangled with the tall wheat grass, which resulted in the airplane lurching forward and to the right. The right wing impacted the ground, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing, the vertical stabilizer, and the rudder. Nine days before the accident, the pilot had marked a 1,000-foot-long landing strip in the field. He stated that the wheat grass had grown considerably since then.

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