19940130004469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Tatanika, AK · January 30, 1994

Date: January 30, 1994 · 16:00 local
Place: Tatanika, AK
Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N90971
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,400 total1,000 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N90971Registered now · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 331-73 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: while attempting a takeoff with this ski equipped aircraft, uneven snow covered terrain was encountered. The right main gear "u" bolt experienced an instantaneous overload and failed. This allowed the right gear leg to collapse and the aircraft came to a stop with minor damage. The pilot reported the damage to be limited to the right main gear, bent propeller, lower engine cowling, right wing tip & aircraft belly.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: WHILE ATTEMPTING A TAKEOFF WITH THIS SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT, UNEVEN SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WAS ENCOUNTERED. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR "U" BOLT EXPERIENCED AN INSTANTANEOUS OVERLOAD AND FAILED. THIS ALLOWED THE RIGHT GEAR LEG TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP WITH MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THE DAMAGE TO BE LIMITED TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, BENT PROPELLER, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, RIGHT WING TIP & AIRCRAFT BELLY.