63.5249° N, 150.9599° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kantishna, AK, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
July 20, 2011 · 16:00 local
Place
Kantishna, AK
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5043N
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,400 total1,500 in this make and model250 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot stated that while performing a wheel drag (off airport runway inspection) that the aircraft tires dug into the tundra and the aircraft flipped onto its back. The landing site turned out to be deep soft tundra.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A WHEEL DRAG (OFF AIRPORT RUNWAY INSPECTION) THAT THE AIRCRAFT TIRES DUG INTO THE TUNDRA AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE LANDING SITE TURNED OUT TO BE DEEP SOFT TUNDRA.