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FAA accident report · Bellanca 8GCBC · Willow, AK · April 11, 2017

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Date
April 11, 2017 · 18:00 local
Place
Willow, AK
Airport
Willow
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5045E
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA228
Reported as
Bellanca 8GCBC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,400 total400 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days
N5045ERegistered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 308-79 · Built 1979Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBCEngine modelLycoming O-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.

Mishap pilot had a physiological need to micturate while enroute to his remote cabin.

Pilot found a good site and upon landing in soft, springtime snow, hit a buried/hidden sand burm which caught his left ski causing the aircraft to "dig in and flip."

As the FAA filed it

MISHAP PILOT HAD A PHYSIOLOGICAL NEED TO MICTURATE WHILE ENROUTE TO HIS REMOTE CABIN.

PILOT FOUND A GOOD SITE AND UPON LANDING IN SOFT, SPRINGTIME SNOW, HIT A BURIED/HIDDEN SAND BURM WHICH CAUGHT HIS LEFT SKI CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO "DIG IN AND FLIP."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA17CA228Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWillow, AKThe airplane's left main ski's collision with a submerged frozen sand berm.Apr 12, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5045E · 1

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

Incident 19860611059169IIn Traffic Pattern-Circling · Pensacola, FLATC gave right downwind instead of left for pipeline aircraft. Pilot crossed runway at 100 feet with DC9 on final.Jun 11, 1986