ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386043
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Friday 13 April 2001 |
| Time: | 12:40 LT |
| Type: |  Bellanca 1731A |
| Owner/operator: | Steve Uslan |
| Registration: | N93737 |
| MSN: | 73-32-129 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2510 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hobbs, NM -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, TX (LBB/KLBB) |
| Hobbs-Lea County Airport, NM (HOB/KHOB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
At the moment of flare/touchdown on runway 21, the airplane settled onto its left main landing gear. The right wing rose up and the airplane departed the left side of the runway just past taxiway "B." The pilot attempted a go-around and the airplane became airborne momentarily. He said, "the more I added right rudder the more it went left." The airplane turned to the left, settled down and skidded across runway 30. The pilot stated that during the attempted go-around, the airplane was unresponsive and would not "climb or accelerate." An FAA inspector, who examined the wreckage and interviewed the pilot, stated that when the pilot seated himself in the airplane to show the inspector what had happened, the inspector noticed that, "the pilot seated himself in the left seat and was sitting at a left angle and as he placed his feet up to the rudder pedals, his right foot was placed on the co-pilot's left rudder pedal."
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during flare/landing.
Accident investigation:
 |
|
Sources:
NTSB DEN01LA086
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 10:34 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation