# Accident 20000816026899A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Reno, NV, August 16, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 16, 2000, 09:35 local time - Place: Reno, NV - Airport: Airsailing - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.4893° N, 119.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4893&lon=-119.8401&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8638V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8638V) (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 O360* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 15,200 total, 210 in this make and model, 71 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA303) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000816026899A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) THIS AIRPLANE IS 25 YEARS OLD WITH 5,000 OPERATING HOURS AND HAS BEEN USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR GLIDER TOWING. THE ESTIMATED NUMBER OF LANDINGS OR CYCLES IS TWENTY THOUSAND. THE FACE OF THE STRAIGHT TRANSVERSE BREAK IN THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAS MARKINGS AND A RUSTY SPOT THAT INDICATED METAL FATIGUE. THE PILOT WAS MAKING A NORMAL THREE POINT LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR SNAPPED OFF. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE DIRT RUNWAY THEN THE AIRPLANE SLIDE OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO SOFT SAND. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING WAS WRINKLED AND BENT AND THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, AND COWLING WAS DAMAGED. THE UPPER PORTION OF THE BROKEN LANDING GEAR WAS SENT TO THE NTSB IN LAX FOR EXAMINATION IN THEIR LAB. A MALFUNCTIONOR DEFECT REPORT WAS FILED BY THE CERTIFIED REPAIR STATION PERFORMING THE REPAIRS AND A LANDING GEAR CYCLE LIFE-LIMIT WAS RECOMMENDED. (.4) THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT A PRIVATE DIRT GLIDER AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE MADE A 3-POINT LANDING AFTER TOWING A GLIDER ALOFT. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED SLIGHTLY ON TOUCHDOWN AND, ON THE SECOND GROUND CONTACT, THE PILOT HEARD A SNAP SOUND AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE FELL DOWN ON THE RIGHT WING AND SPUN AROUND IN THE DIRT. AN FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE AND THE RUNWAY. THE INSPECTOR OBSERVED THE TWO TOUCHDOWN MARKINGS ON THE DIRT RUNWAY AND REPORTED THAT THEY WERE ABOUT 12-FEET APART AND NOT HEAVY IMPRESSIONS. ABOUT 20 FEET BEYOND THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN POINT, DRAG MARKINGS CONSISTENT WITH A SEPARATED MAIN LANDING GEAR WERE FOUND. THE INSPECTOR REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT SEPARATED NEAR THE FUSELAGE WITH A TRANSVERSE FRACTURE. A MAJORITY OF THE FRACTURE FACE APPEARED DIRTY AND RUSTY, WITH THE REMAINING PORTION EXHIBITING A PATTERN OF BEACH MARKINGS AND A CHEVRON-LIKE PATTERN NEAR THE EDGE OPPOSITE THE DISCOLORED PORTION. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THIS AIRPLANE HAS BEEN USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR GLIDER TOW OPERATIONS AND HAS ACCUMULATED OVER 4,000 FLIGHT HOURS. THE OPERATOR AND THE FAA INSPECTOR ESTIMATED THE TOTAL NUMBER OF LANDING CYCLES SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 15,000 AND 16,000 FOR THE LIFE OF THE PART. ## 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 LAX00LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA303), Aug 16, 2000: Bellanca 8GCBC (N8638V), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure and separation of the right main landing gear. ## Other reports on N8638V (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20010630027369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010630027369A), Jun 30, 2001: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8638V), Nixon, NV, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 30, 2001, about 1745 hours pacific daylight time, a Bellanca 8GCBC, N8638V, operated by the Nevada soaring association, inc., reno, Nevada, nosed… - [Incident 19900413014389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413014389I), Apr 13, 1990: Bbavia 8GCBC (N8638V), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Found right main gear attach bolt and u bolt had failed. 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. 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