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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Cut Bank, MT · November 4, 1996

Date: November 4, 1996 · 17:30 local
Place: Cut Bank, MT
Airport: Cut Bank Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8777
Reported as: Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,000 total10 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N8777Registration cancelled May 3, 2018 · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 47073 Airframe modelBellanca 7GCBC Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot in command, Mr. Arnold lindberg, stated that at approximately 1730 local time, he was doing some wheel landing instruction with a private pilot. They had been in the pattern for runway 23 at Cut Bank for a few minutes, and were making their 4th touch and go. The pilot under instruction was in the front seat at the controls. As he entered the flare, he allowed the aircraft to balloon and airspeed decayed. The nose dropped slightly and the aircraft "arrived" a little nose low and firmer than normal. Mr. Lindberg stated he heard a faint sound like a "tick tick" upon arrival on the ground. He then took the controls and added power at which time he felt an unusual vibration, and rejected the takeoff. Post flight revealed the prop tips had been bent. The prop was removed and shipped to leading edge for repair. The crankshaft was inspected. No damage was noted. The aircraft will be returned to service without need for further repairs.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT IN COMMAND, MR. ARNOLD LINDBERG, STATED THAT AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 LOCAL TIME, HE WAS DOING SOME WHEEL LANDING INSTRUCTION WITH A PRIVATE PILOT. THEY HAD BEEN IN THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 23 AT CUT BANK FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND WERE MAKING THEIR 4TH TOUCH AND GO. THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT AT THE CONTROLS. AS HE ENTERED THE FLARE, HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BALLOON AND AIRSPEED DECAYED. THE NOSE DROPPED SLIGHTLY AND THE AIRCRAFT "ARRIVED" A LITTLE NOSE LOW AND FIRMER THAN NORMAL. MR. LINDBERG STATED HE HEARD A FAINT SOUND LIKE A "TICK TICK" UPON ARRIVAL ON THE GROUND. HE THEN TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ADDED POWER AT WHICH TIME HE FELT AN UNUSUAL VIBRATION, AND REJECTED THE TAKEOFF. POST FLIGHT REVEALED THE PROP TIPS HAD BEEN BENT. THE PROP WAS REMOVED AND SHIPPED TO LEADING EDGE FOR REPAIR. THE CRANKSHAFT WAS INSPECTED. NO DAMAGE WAS NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WILL BE RETURNED TO SERVICE WITHOUT NEED FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.

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