# Accident 20081017850759A: Bbavia 7GCBC, Skwentna, AK, October 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2008, 15:15 local time
- Place: Skwentna, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.9294° N, 151.7309° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.9294&lon=-151.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57446, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57446) (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: 691 total, 691 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC09CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081017850759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT PLANNED TO DO A LIGHT TOUCH ON HIS FIRST PASS BEFORE LANDING ON THE SANDBAR.  THE SNOW WAS DEEPER THAN EXPECTED AND CRUSTED, AND HIS DESCENT RATE WAS HIGHER THAN HE'D PLANNED.  THE MAIN GEAR BROKE THROUGH THE CRUST, THE TAIL CAME UP, AND 200 FEET LATER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, FLIPPING ON ITS BACK.

## 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 ANC09CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA006), Oct 17, 2008: Bellanca 7GCBC (N57446), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing.

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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