# Accident 20050215002639A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Koyukuk, AK, February 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Koyukuk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 65.3067° N, 157.6636° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=65.3067&lon=-157.6636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86911, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N86911) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050215002639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE AND ^PRIVACY DAT^ FLEW DOWN TO KOYUKUK TO WORK ON HIS BELLANCA SCOUT 8GCBC. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN IN KOYUKUK FOR A MONTH PRIOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE SKI EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT (THEY PUT A NEW LEFT MAGNETO ON THE SCOUT). THE WING COVERS WERE REMOVED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS STARTED FOR THE RETURN FLIGHT TO GALENA, AK. IT HAD JUST STOPPED SNOWING PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE. ONCE AIRBORNE THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE MADE A DECISION THAT HE WAS GOING TO EITHER HIT SPRUCE TREES OR TRY TO LAND AGAIN. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND AGAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS MAKING FULL POWER AND HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND LEFT WING LOW. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER; CLIPPED THE RIGHT WING AND BENT THE RIGHT SKI. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 KNOTS RIGHT CROSSWIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC05LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05LA035), Feb 15, 2005: Bellanca 8GCBC (N86911), Koyukuk, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, which resulted in an in flight collision with the snow during takeoff initial climb. A factor contributing to the accident was soft snow…

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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