# Incident 19940130004469I: Bbavia 7GCBC, Tatanika, AK, January 30, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 1994, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tatanika, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N90971, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N90971) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940130004469I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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