# Accident 20060731014709A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Goose Bay, AK, July 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2006, 04:45 local time
- Place: Goose Bay, AK
- Airport: Goose Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Traffic Pattern
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3944° N, 149.8456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3944&lon=-149.8456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35RF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35RF-2008-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: American Champion 8GCBC (registry code 2121004, https://openairdocs.org/model/american-champion-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BBAVIA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 550 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060731014709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTOR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING FROM DOWNWIND TO CROSSWIND FOR A LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR PULLED THE POWER BACK TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEALING WITH THE SIMULATED FAILURE, THE INSTRUCTOR WAS LOOKING OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT FOR OTHER TRAFFIC. THE STUDENT STALLED THE AIRPLANE AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO FULLY RECOVER BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 ANC06LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA105), Aug 1, 2006: American Champion 8GCBC (N35RF), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain sufficient airspeed to avoid a stall during a turn to reverse direction, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and a loss of control. Factors associated…

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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