# Accident 20060701031239A: Bbavia 7GCBA, Toms River, NJ, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 12:40 local time
- Place: Toms River, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9556° N, 74.2022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9556&lon=-74.2022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50619) (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 7GCBA
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 200 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA167) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701031239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER, PILOT ATTTEMPTED TO APPLY MORE POWER/THROTTLE, ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON WEST BOUND NJ ROUTE 37, A MAIN HIGHWAY IN TOMS RIVER NJ. UPON TOUCHING DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3 TIMES, RIGHT WING HIT A ROAD SIGN, TEARING OFF A 2 FOOT SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING TIP. LEFT WHEEL HIT THE CURB BENDING THE LEFT GEAR BACK, DEFLATING THE LEFT TIRE AND CAUSING INTERNAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE FRONT LAWN OF THE I HOP RESTAURANT, NOSING OVER & PROP STRIKING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A MOTOR VEHICLE ALSO ON TOUCH DOWN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VAN.

## 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 NYC06LA167](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06LA167), Jul 1, 2006: Bellanca 7GCBC (N50619), Toms River, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Carburetor icing, and the pilot's delayed application of carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power, and subsequent force landing. A factor in the accident was carburetor icing…

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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