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FAA incident report · Bellanca 8GCBC · Upper Endicott, AK · September 14, 2013

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Date
September 14, 2013 · 10:15 local
Place
Upper Endicott, AK
Airport
Upper Endicott Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N7XV
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total2,500 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N7XVRegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 132-75 · Built 1974Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Description: pilot of N7XV executed an off airport landing on the Upper Endicott river, near lynn canal in northern southeast Alaska. During the landing, he touched down approximately 10-15 feet short of his intended landing point. This resulted in the right main landing gear colliding with a stump, and then collapsing. The aircraft received minor damage and there were no injuries to the pilot or his passenger.

Causal or contributing factors: pilot hit a small unknown stump during the off airport landing.

Recommendations: the pilot was counseled on conducting a more thorough reconnaissance of the landing area prior to final approach.

Comments: the pilot has thousands of hours in tail-wheel equipped aircraft and is an accomplished off-airport operations pilot. The pilot has no prior accidents or incidents and was cooperative with the investigation. He provided constructive self-criticism. The pilot has a compliant attitude.

Corrective action: counseling on thorough reconnaissance of off-airport landing sites.

As the FAA filed it

DESCRIPTION: PILOT OF N7XV EXECUTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING ON THE UPPER ENDICOTT RIVER, NEAR LYNN CANAL IN NORTHERN SOUTHEAST ALASKA. DURING THE LANDING, HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY 10-15 FEET SHORT OF HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT. THIS RESULTED IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDING WITH A STUMP, AND THEN COLLAPSING. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.

CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PILOT HIT A SMALL UNKNOWN STUMP DURING THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING.

RECOMMENDATIONS: THE PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CONDUCTING A MORE THOROUGH RECONNAISSANCE OF THE LANDING AREA PRIOR TO FINAL APPROACH.

COMMENTS: THE PILOT HAS THOUSANDS OF HOURS IN TAIL-WHEEL EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT AND IS AN ACCOMPLISHED OFF-AIRPORT OPERATIONS PILOT. THE PILOT HAS NO PRIOR ACCIDENTS OR INCIDENTS AND WAS COOPERATIVE WITH THE INVESTIGATION. HE PROVIDED CONSTRUCTIVE SELF-CRITICISM. THE PILOT HAS A COMPLIANT ATTITUDE.

CORRECTIVE ACTION: COUNSELING ON THOROUGH RECONNAISSANCE OF OFF-AIRPORT LANDING SITES.