# Incident 20091101051649I: Bellanca 8GCBC, Middlefield Twp, OH, November 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2009, 16:45 local time
- Place: Middlefield Twp, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5055N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5055N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091101051649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TOWING A GLIDER WHEN HE IMFORMED THE GLIDER PIC HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE AND FELT SEVERE VIBRATION.  GLIDER STUDENT NOTED SMOKE COMING FROM TOW A/C.  GLIDER PILOT RELEASED FROM A/C.  TOW A/C RETURNED TO AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N5055N (1)

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

- [Incident 19970830024819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970830024819I), Aug 30, 1997: Bbavia 8GCBC (N5055N), Warren, OH, Minor damage. Narrative: after doing a glider aero-tow release operation, the pilot landed his aircraft. While back-taxiing to clear the runway, the pilot saw a glider on…

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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