# Accident 20161001019739A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, October 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2016, 13:46 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8150° N, 147.8564° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8150&lon=-147.8564&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8922, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8922) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 197 total, 65 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161001019739A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CAME IN FOR LANDING ON THE GRAVEL SKI STRIP AT FAIRBANKS INTERNATIONAL. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN CUT POWER AND STARTED HIS ROLL OUT WHEN THE RIGHT WING LIFTED AND THE LEFT WING MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND AND BEGAN DRAGGING THE LEFT WING STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE PLANE FOR UNKNOWN REASON PITCHED FORWARD AND FLIPPED ON TO ITS BACK AND CAME TO REST. AIRPORT POLICE AND FIRE RESPONDED.

## 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 GAA17CA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA001), Oct 1, 2016: Bellanca 7GCBC (N8922), Fairbanks, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper crosswind correction, which resulted in a loss of pitch control and nose-over.

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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