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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Healy, AK · March 17, 1999

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Date
March 17, 1999 · 17:00 local
Place
Healy, AK
Airport
Healy River Airport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9023L
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O320A2B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
517 total22 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N9023LRegistered now · Champion 7GCBCS/N 246-70 · Built 1970Airframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine 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.

Acft crashed on landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 16, 1999, about 1645 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped champion 7GCBC airplane, N9023L, sustained substantial damage while landing at the Healy airstrip, Healy, Alaska. The certificated private pilot, and the one passenger aboard, were not injured. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) personal flight under the title 14, CFR part 91, when the accident occurred. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the fairbanks international airport, fairbanks, Alaska, about 1450. During a telephone conversation with the national transportation safety board investigator-on-charge on March 17, the pilot reported that while landing on runway 15, the airplane bounced on initial touchdown, and he attempted to abort the landing by applying full power. He said the airplane became airborne, veered to the left, and settled onto the runway edge. The pilot noted that during the second touchdown the left wheel contacted soft snow, and he was unable to maintain directional control. The airplane went off the left side of the runway, and came to rest in a ditch that borders the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing, left landing gear leg, and fuselage. The pilot noted that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 16, 1999, ABOUT 1645 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED CHAMPION 7GCBC AIRPLANE, N9023L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE HEALY AIRSTRIP, HEALY, ALASKA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE ONE PASSENGER ABOARD, WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER THE TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, ABOUT 1450. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-ON-CHARGE ON MARCH 17, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 15, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, AND HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING BY APPLYING FULL POWER. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE PILOT NOTED THAT DURING THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WHEEL CONTACTED SOFT SNOW, AND HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH THAT BORDERS THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, LEFT LANDING GEAR LEG, AND FUSELAGE. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.