Accident Bellanca 8KCAB N53811, Tuesday 4 August 1987

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Date:	Tuesday 4 August 1987
Time:	12:18 LT
Type:	Bellanca 8KCAB
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N53811
MSN:	215-75
Total airframe hrs:	514 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-320-E1A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Taos, NM - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Fort Worth, TX (50F)
Destination airport:	(KSKX)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RWY 22 WITH A LEFT QUARTERING X-WIND. DRG THE LANDING, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT & WENT OFF THE RWY. THE PLT APPLIED POWER & INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE, BUT ITS RIGHT WING STRUCK THE VERTICAL STABILIZER OF A CESSNA 340, THEN THE ACFT CARTWHEELED & SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED ATTITUDE. THE 1323 MDT WIND AT TAOS WAS FROM 170 DEG AT 10 GUSTING 15 KTS.

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