| Crash location | 35.421667°N, 103.074167°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Clovis, NM
34.404799°N, 103.205227°W 70.7 miles away |
| Tail number | N8516R |
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| Accident date | 02 Jan 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Bellanca 1419 |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot said the nosewheel had just touched down on a normal full stop landing when he lost control. The airplane departed the left side of the landing runway, impacted airport signage and other obstructions, and came to rest 450 to the left of the centerline. The airplane was substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed and the top skin of the right wing partially separated. The winds reported at the time of the accident were from 30 degrees to the right of the runway alignment at 13 knots.
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing.