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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Yakutat, AK · May 13, 2002

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Date
May 13, 2002 · 10:30 local
Place
Yakutat, AK
Airport
Yakutat
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3JK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC02LA033
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
N3JKRegistered now · Bellanca 7GCBCS/N 941-76 · Built 1976Airframe modelBellanca 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.

(-23) On may 13, 2002, about 1030 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N3JK, sustained substantial damage while landing at the tanis mesa airstrip, located about 42 miles southeast of Yakutat, Alaska. The commercial pilot and the one passenger were not injured. The 14 CFR part 91 business (hunt/guide) flight operator in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The intended destination was the tanis mesa airstrip. The pilot/owner of the airplane contacted the NTSB investigator-in-charge by telephone on may 13 at 1240, to report the accident. During the ensuing conversation, he said he was an owner of a guide business, and was landing at the tanis mesa airstrip for a routine check on a hunting guide and clients. He said that soon after a normal touchdown, the left main landing gear collapsed, and the left wing struck the ground, damaging the outboard two feet of the wing. He also said a wing strut was damaged. The pilot said he was unaware of any pre-existing mechanical problems with the airplane, and that the airplane was equipped with 24-inch tundra tires.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON MAY 13, 2002, ABOUT 1030 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA TIRE-EQUIPPED BELLANCA 7GCBC AIRPLANE, N3JK, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT THE TANIS MESA AIRSTRIP, LOCATED ABOUT 42 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAKUTAT, ALASKA. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND THE ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 BUSINESS (HUNT/GUIDE) FLIGHT OPERATOR IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE INTENDED DESTINATION WAS THE TANIS MESA AIRSTRIP. THE PILOT/OWNER OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE BY TELEPHONE ON MAY 13 AT 1240, TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE ENSUING CONVERSATION, HE SAID HE WAS AN OWNER OF A GUIDE BUSINESS, AND WAS LANDING AT THE TANIS MESA AIRSTRIP FOR A ROUTINE CHECK ON A HUNTING GUIDE AND CLIENTS. HE SAID THAT SOON AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE GROUND, DAMAGING THE OUTBOARD TWO FEET OF THE WING. HE ALSO SAID A WING STRUT WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF ANY PRE-EXISTING MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE, AND THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS EQUIPPED WITH 24-INCH TUNDRA TIRES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC02LA033Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportYakutat, AKThe collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll due to a fractured main gear leg strut.May 13, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3JK · 1

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

Accident 19850602045809AIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Yakutat, AKAircraft struck ground during turn from base to final after encountering a downdraft.Jun 2, 1985 · Substantial damage