# Accident 20080809843999A: Bbavia 8GCBC, Northway, AK, August 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Northway, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 62.2167° N, 141.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=62.2167&lon=-141.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2975Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2975Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-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*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080809843999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC STATED HE WAS TRAVELING FROM NORTHWAY TO HIS CABIN STRIP ON THE SNAG RIVER. HE CIRCLED THE STRIP TRYING TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWNSTREAM AND WENT AROUND, ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT HE LANDED HARD BOUNCED TWICE AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. HE THEN CIRCLED THE STRIP AGAIN TRYING TO DETERMINE WIND DIRECTION AND DECIDED TO LAND UPSTREAM. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, WHEN THE TAIL WAS LOWERED THERE WAS NO TAIL WHEEL. THE TAIL WHEEL WAS LOCATED LATER OFF THE RUNWAY IN THE BUSHES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC08CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08CA103), Aug 9, 2008: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2975Q), Northway, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather conditions while landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a tailwind.

## Other reports on N2975Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20180901019979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180901019979I), Sep 1, 2018: Bellanca 8GCBC (N2975Q), Northway, AK, Minor damage. The pilot was landing his 8GCBC on a rough sand bar near Northway Alaska. He has landed on this sandbar many times before. He lined up to land and felt some…
- [Accident 19800425010289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010289A), Apr 25, 1980: Bbavia 8GCBC (N2975Q), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Flew into whiteout conditions in mountain pass. Stalled airplane into snow attempting to turn back.

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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