# Accident 20020513028899A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Yakutat, AK, May 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2002, 10:30 local time
- Place: Yakutat, AK
- Airport: Yakutat
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 59.2481° N, 138.5036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.2481&lon=-138.5036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3JK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3JK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513028899A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ANC02LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA033), May 13, 2002: Bellanca 7GCBC (N3JK), Yakutat, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll due to a fractured main gear leg strut.

## Other reports on N3JK (1)

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

- [Accident 19850602045809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850602045809A), Jun 2, 1985: Bbavia 7GCBC (N3JK), Yakutat, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck ground during turn from base to final after encountering a downdraft.

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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