# Accident 20131204024599A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Soldotna, AK, December 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 4, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Soldotna, AK
- Airport: Dutch Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.5372° N, 150.8681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5372&lon=-150.8681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88342, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88342-2015-05-06) (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: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC14CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131204024599A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (STUDENT PILOT) WAS PILOTING N88342 A BELLANCA 7GCBC AIRCRAFT WITH ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD. THEY DEPARTED AN AIRSTRIP NEAR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOME IN STERLING ENROUTE TO PORT GRAHAM.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD CHECKED THE WEATHER ON THE INTERNET AND BY CALLING THE SOLDOTNA AWOS AT 9:30. HE STATES THAT THE SOLDOTNA AWOS REPORTED -6 C, NO SNOW OR RAIN, OVERCAST AT 6000 FEET. HE TOOK OFF HEADING SOUTH FROM THE AIRSTRIP ON ADKINS ROAD @ 12:15P.M, AND WAS CLIMBING THROUGH APPROX. 2300 FEET WHEN HE STARTED TO SEE SMALL RAIN DROPS ON HIS WINDSHIELD. THE SMALL DROPS RAPIDLY BECAME BIG FREEZING RAIN. HE SAW DUTCH STRIP, A 1300 FOOT GRAVEL RUNWAY, DIRECTLY AHEAD SO HE BEGAN DESCENDING TOWARD IT RAPIDLY. WHEN HE GOT TO THE RUNWAY HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS TOO GREAT (APPROX. 110 MPH) SO HE EXECUTED A MISSED APPROACH AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND THE PATTERN. TURNING FROM THE BASE LEG AT APPROX. 80-85 MPH THE AIRPLANE WAS STRUGGLING TO FLY. HE INCREASED THROTTLE, CYCLED THE CARB HEAT, AND WIDENED HIS TURN. AT THIS TIME THE WINDSHIELD WAS TOTALLY ICED OVER AND HE WAS LOOKING THROUGH THE SIDE WINDOW. AS HE BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN LOSING ALTITUDE RAPIDLY. HE INCREASED THROTTLE AND PULLED UP SLIGHTLY. THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD BANG AND QUIT. HE STATES THAT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY REMAINING TO LAND SO HE HEADED TOWARD THE SMALL ROAD AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED THERE. ON ROLLOUT THE RIGHT WING CAUGHT A GUY WIRE FOR A LIGHT POLE. THIS TURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT INTO A FROZEN PILE OF DIRT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND COWLING, STRIKING THE RIGHT WING, AND BREAKING OFF THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE ROAD SIDEWAYS TO THE LEFT WHERE THE TAIL STRUCK A SIGN POST AND WAS FOLDED AROUND TO THE RIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO FOLDED BUT REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING WEST WITH THE LEFT WING HIGH. THE PASSENGER RECEIVED BRUISES TO HER KNEE AND HAND. THE PILOT WAS CUT ON HIS SCALP.  THE PILOT ESTIMATES THAT THE FLIGHT LASTED ABOUT 2 TO 3 MINUTES FROM TAKEOFF TO LANDING AND COVERED A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 3 MILES.

## 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 ANC14CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA010), Dec 4, 2013: Bellanca 7GCBC (N88342), Soldotna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The operation of the airplane by the uncertificated student pilot, his failure to recognize conditions conducive to structural icing, and subsequent decision to depart in conditions conducive to…

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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