20180822016019A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 8GCBC · Elberta, AL · August 22, 2018

Date: August 22, 2018 · 11:00 local
Place: Elberta, AL
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N88287
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA18CA503
Reported as: Bellanca 8GCBC
Reported engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,266 total775 in this make and model313 in the last 90 days

N88287Registered now · Bellanca 8GCBCS/N 103-74 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBellanca 8GCBC Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman caught banner in tailwheel during pick up. Airman attempted to release banner back onto sod airstrip but was unsuccessful. Airman then attempted to free banner by reducing power and conducting a steep descent from 1000 feet MSL to 400 feet MSL over sod airstrip. This maneuver was also unsuccessful in releasing the banner from the tailwheel. Upon recovery from power off descent, engine power did not increase with the application of throttle. Airman made emergency landing at edge of field and struck a fence.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN CAUGHT BANNER IN TAILWHEEL DURING PICK UP. AIRMAN ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE BANNER BACK ONTO SOD AIRSTRIP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. AIRMAN THEN ATTEMPTED TO FREE BANNER BY REDUCING POWER AND CONDUCTING A STEEP DESCENT FROM 1000 FEET MSL TO 400 FEET MSL OVER SOD AIRSTRIP. THIS MANEUVER WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL IN RELEASING THE BANNER FROM THE TAILWHEEL. UPON RECOVERY FROM POWER OFF DESCENT, ENGINE POWER DID NOT INCREASE WITH THE APPLICATION OF THROTTLE. AIRMAN MADE EMERGENCY LANDING AT EDGE OF FIELD AND STRUCK A FENCE.

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 GAA18CA503Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportElberta, ALThe pilot's failure to use carburetor heat during a low-power setting approach in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power.Aug 22, 2018 · Substantial damage