# Accident 20050429011439A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Palmer, AK, April 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2005, 20:15 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2428° N, 148.5889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2428&lon=-148.5889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5061G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5061G) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 698 total, 470 in this make and model, 76 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050429011439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON A REMOTE STRIP NEAR THE INNER LAKE GEORGE, THE PILOT HIT A SOFT SPOT THAT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. AT THAT TIME THE PILOT ADDED AND REDUCED POWER AT LEAST TWO TIMES TO AVOID A CREEK AND OTHER OBSTACLES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RUNWAY AND ON THE BANK OF A SECOND CREEK.

## 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 ANC05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA067), Apr 30, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5061G), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a collision with willows and a creek bank. A factor associated with the…

## Other reports on N5061G (2)

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

- [Accident 20230817012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230817012169A), Aug 17, 2023: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5061G), Substantial damage. On aug 17, 2023 at approximately 2120Z, the PIC of departed jack fish landing for a pleasure flight and landed southwest of inner lake george Alaska at…
- [Accident 19900331007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007429A), Mar 31, 1990: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5061G), Kayak Island, AK, Substantial damage. While back taxiing on a beach struck a log. Impact collapsed gear causing wing to drag on the ground.

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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