# Accident 20020801017109A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Fairbanks, AL, August 1, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2002, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.4714° N, 147.6736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.4714&lon=-147.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53828-2002-11-06) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020801017109A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON AUGUST 1, 2002, ABOUT 1700 ALASKA DAYLIGHT TIME, A TUNDRA-TIRE EQUIPPED BELLANCA 8GCBC AIRPLANE, N53828, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN ABORTED LANDING AT A REMOTE GRAVEL AIRSTRIP 45 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF FAIRBANKS, ALASKA. THE AIRPLANE WAS BEING OPERATED AS A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14, CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT, AND THE SOLE PASSENGER, WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, FAIRBANKS, ABOUT 1430. DURING A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION WITH THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (NTSB) INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE (IIC), ON AUGUST 1, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON THE AIRSTRIP WHEN HE THOUGHT THE LEFT WHEEL HIT SOMETHING, AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HE SAID HE APPLIED FULL POWER TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, AND REALIZED HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSTRIP LEFT TO CONTINUE THE LANDING, AND HE ABORTED THE LANDING. HE SAID AS THE AIRPLANE APPROACHED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE AIRSTRIP, WHICH WAS ABOUT 900 FEET LONG, THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE WILLOWS LOCATED AT THE END OF THE AIRSTRIP. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE WILLOWS AND THEN IMPACTED THE CREEK BANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST WITH ITS TAIL PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE CREEK, WITH THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, AND TAIL SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO, OR DURING THE FLIGHT. (-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^       AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, ON PRIVATELY OWNED GRAVEL STRIP.

## 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 ANC02LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA088), Aug 2, 2002: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53828), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which precipitated an aborted landing, and subsequent collision with trees.

## Other reports on N53828 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770504010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770504010309A), May 4, 1977: Blanca 8GCBC (N53828), Ferriday, LA, Substantial damage. Plt stated he did not remember putting mixture in rich position before descending.

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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