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FAA accident report · Bbavia 7GCBC · Totatlanika Ri, AK · August 20, 2006

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Date
August 20, 2006
Place
Totatlanika Ri, AK
Airport
Totatlanika River
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1655G
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC06CA124
Reported as
Bbavia 7GCBC
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,825 total40 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N1655GRegistration cancelled May 14, 2011 · Champion 7GCBCS/N 126 · Built 1968Airframe modelChampion 7GCBCEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) privacy data omitted on 08-20-06, N1655G, BL-7-gcbc champion clipped birch trees while landing on an unimproved strip near Totatlanika airport. The runway was gravel and was partly overgrown. There was some water at the south end of the strip with light winds. Just before touchdown the aircraft impacted the trees then started sliding sideways. The right tire came off the rim then the right wing impacted the ground with a ground loop to follow. There was damage to right wing leading edge as well as the tip, the right main gear was bent, the right elevator was bent, as well as the fuselage being bent at the wing root. The tail wheel was also bent. The ELT was activated manually. (-23 amendment) on 08-20-06, N1655G, a BL-7-gcbc champion clipped birch trees while landing on an unimproved strip near Totatlanika airport. The runway was gravel and was partly overgrown. The pilot overflew the runway 3 times. There was some water at the south end of the strip with light winds. Just before touchdown the aircraft clipped a tree branch then started sliding sideways. The right tire came off the rim then the right wing impacted the ground with a ground loop to follow. There was damage to right wing leading edge as well as the tip, the right main gear was bent, the right elevator was bent, as well as the fuselage being bent at the wing root. The tail wheel was also bent. The ELT was activated manually.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON 08-20-06, N1655G, BL-7-GCBC CHAMPION CLIPPED BIRCH TREES WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP NEAR TOTATLANIKA AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY WAS GRAVEL AND WAS PARTLY OVERGROWN. THERE WAS SOME WATER AT THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP WITH LIGHT WINDS. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES THEN STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM THEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH A GROUND LOOP TO FOLLOW. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AS WELL AS THE TIP, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, AS WELL AS THE FUSELAGE BEING BENT AT THE WING ROOT. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS ALSO BENT. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED MANUALLY. (-23 AMENDMENT) ON 08-20-06, N1655G, A BL-7-GCBC CHAMPION CLIPPED BIRCH TREES WHILE LANDING ON AN UNIMPROVED STRIP NEAR TOTATLANIKA AIRPORT. THE RUNWAY WAS GRAVEL AND WAS PARTLY OVERGROWN. THE PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY 3 TIMES. THERE WAS SOME WATER AT THE SOUTH END OF THE STRIP WITH LIGHT WINDS. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED A TREE BRANCH THEN STARTED SLIDING SIDEWAYS. THE RIGHT TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM THEN THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND WITH A GROUND LOOP TO FOLLOW. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE AS WELL AS THE TIP, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR WAS BENT, THE RIGHT ELEVATOR WAS BENT, AS WELL AS THE FUSELAGE BEING BENT AT THE WING ROOT. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS ALSO BENT. THE ELT WAS ACTIVATED MANUALLY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ANC06CA124Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportClear, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from trees during the landing flare, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the trees.Aug 20, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1655G · 1

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

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