# Incident 20130914018739I: Bellanca 8GCBC, Upper Endicott, AK, September 14, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2013, 10:15 local time
- Place: Upper Endicott, AK
- Airport: Upper Endicott Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N7XV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7XV) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130914018739I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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