At 21:05 CDT, a Bellanca 7ECA was damaged while landing at Arlington Municipal Airport. The student pilot was not injured. The owner said the pilot, who was an A&P mechanic, was authorized to taxi the airplane following maintenance but decided to fly the airplane once around the traffic pattern. Upon landing on runway 16, the airplane exited the runway and flipped inverted. The student pilot did not have a tailwheel endorsement.
April 14, Arlington, Texas / Bellanca 7ECA
At 21:05 CDT, a Bellanca 7ECA was damaged while landing at Arlington Municipal Airport. The student pilot was not injured. The owner said the pilot, who was an A&P mechanic, was authorized to taxi the airplane following maintenance but decided to fly the airplane once around the traffic pattern. Upon landing on runway 16, the airplane exited the runway and flipped inverted. The student pilot did not have a tailwheel endorsement....
Key Takeaways:
- A Bellanca 7ECA was damaged and flipped inverted during an unauthorized landing at Arlington Municipal Airport.
- The student pilot, also an A&P mechanic, was authorized only to taxi the aircraft after maintenance but decided to fly a traffic pattern.
- The pilot, who was not injured, did not possess a tailwheel endorsement for the aircraft involved in the incident.
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