# Accident 19970417009999A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Palmer, AK, April 17, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1997, 19:40 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.6194° N, 148.9801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.6194&lon=-148.9801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N333HT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N333HT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360C2E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,304 total, 1,233 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970417009999A

## Narrative

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

SKIDDED AND NOSED OVER LANDING ON 900 FT LONG GRAVEL STRIP. FOUND SPRAY CAN WEDGED UNDER RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC97LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA057), Apr 18, 1997: Bellanca 8GCBC (N333HT), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight, and a foreign object (can) that became jammed under the rudder pedal, which resulted in an inadvertent activation of the right brake.

## Other reports on N333HT (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19900808032979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900808032979A), Aug 8, 1990: Bbavia 8GCBC (N333HT), Ivishak River, AK, Substantial damage. Bounced landing lost control. Overcorrected. A wheel hit gravel bank caused ground loop and damage to a wing.

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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