# Accident 20050425006909A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Pensacola, FL, April 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pensacola, FL
- Airport: Costal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5319° N, 87.3853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5319&lon=-87.3853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53954, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53954) (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: 4,460 total, 8 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050425006909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) BASED ON THE FINDINGS AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND WHEN HE WAS TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST. FROM THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION WHICH IS SUBSTANTIATED BY EYE WITNESS ACCOUNTS, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ LANDED LONG AND FAST AFTER MAKING SEVERAL SHALLOW "S" TURNS AND SLIPS. HE THEN (UPON SEEING THE END OF THE RUNWAY COMING UP), OVER APPLIED THE BRAKES CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 MIA05CA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA097), Apr 25, 2005: Bellanca 8GCBC (N53954), Pensacola, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot misjudged his altitude and distance resulting in an overrun. Also causal was the pilot's failure to execute a go-around.

## Other reports on N53954 (1)

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

- [Accident 19980612020459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980612020459A), Jun 12, 1998: Bbavia 8GCBC (N53954), Pensacola, FL, Substantial damage. Brakes malfunction on landing. Caused a nosed over on the runway. (.4) after releasing the glider the pilot returned to the airport for a full stop landing.…

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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