# Accident 19990623007509A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Anchorage, AK, June 23, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 23, 1999, 18:00 local time - Place: Anchorage, AK - Airport: Lake Hood Strip Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 61.1604° N, 149.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1604&lon=-149.9895&mi=10 - Aircraft: N5149X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5149X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Champion 7GCBC (registry code 21101PK, https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-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 - Reported engine: LYC O320A2B - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 35 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA081) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990623007509A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT CRASHED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (FROM .19) ON JUNE 23, ABOUT 1800 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A WHEEL EQUIPPED, CHAMPION 7GCBC AIRPLANE, N5149X, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING AT THE LAKE HOOD AIRSTRIP, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LOCAL AREA FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON JUNE 24, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT STATED ON HIS FIFTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND, "THE WIND QUIT AND I JUST SUNK." THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. HE SAID THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED "I A PPLIED TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE AND STALLED IT." THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. (-23) PIC LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY 31, LAKE HOOD STRIP, ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. PILOT STATED WIND WAS GUSTING 5-7 MPH AT A DIAGONAL ANGLE ACROSS THE RUNWAY FROM LEFT AS HE WAS ON VERY SHORT FINAL ABOUT 50 FT ALTITUDE. HE INDICATED HE PULLED OFF THE POWER AND AIRPLANE DROPPED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE THE LIGHTS. (.4) THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PILOT STATED ON HIS FIFTH TOUCH AND GO LANDING, WHILE ON SHORT FINAL WITH A LEFT CROSSWIND, 'THE WIND QUIT AND I JUST SUNK.' HE ADDED: 'I MAY HAVE LET MY AIRSPEED GET TOO LOW AT THAT TIME.' THE PILOT SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER AND FULL BACK PRESSURE ON THE ELEVATOR CONTROL. HE SAID THE LEFT WING STALLED AND THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT 30 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED 'I APPLIED TOO MUCH BACK PRESSURE AND STALLED IT.' THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS. WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED TO BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE. ## 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 ANC99LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC99LA081), Jun 24, 1999: Champion 7GCBC (N5149X), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed, and subsequent inadvertent stall. ## Other reports on N5149X (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19800815066629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800815066629I), Aug 15, 1980: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5149X), Summersville, WV, Minor damage. Lost control on roll out, ran off side of runway. - [Accident 19750720019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750720019589A), Jul 20, 1975: Blanca 7GCBC (N5149X), Trukee, CA, Substantial damage. Gusting to 25K. Density alt abt 7800FT. - [Accident 19730628018479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730628018479A), Jun 28, 1973: Blanca 7GCBC (N5149X), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.