# Incident 20140328008919I: Bellanca 8GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, March 28, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2014, 12:00 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International Airpor
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87050, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87050) (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 certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 4 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140328008919I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE TAXIED TO SKI STRIP 2 FOR TAKE-OFF, WHEN HE ROUNDED THE CORNER THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT TURN. THE SNOW AND ICE WAS MELTING DUE TO THE WARM WEATHER CREATING VERY SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT SHUT ENGINE OFF ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED AN AIRPORT SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LOWER COWLING.  THE RUNWAY SIGN WAS POPPED BACK INTO PLACE WITHOUT DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N87050 (2)

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

- [Incident 19860504033459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860504033459I), May 4, 1986: Bbavia 8GCBC (N87050), Kodiak, AK, Minor damage. During water taxi while warming engine, a float cap came out. The other float had a crack. Aircraft rolled over.
- [Accident 19750112030679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750112030679A), Jan 12, 1975: Blanca 8GCBC (N87050), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Frozen lake,ran into overflow. Ctls became stiff & plt over controlled.

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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