# Accident 20190116000239A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Townsend, MT, January 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 2019, 18:00 local time
- Place: Townsend, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3081° N, 111.5378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3081&lon=-111.5378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822TT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N822TT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 7GCBC (registry code 1220601, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 7GCBC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 185 total, 58 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190116000239A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING ALONG MISSOURI RIVER AROUND 800' AGL. UPON CROSSING AN ISLAND KNOWN TO BE A GOOD LANDING SPOT HE TURNED BACK AROUND AND FLEW LOWER TO CHECK IT OUT. ONCE LOWER, HE EXPERIENCED CARB ICING AND REALIZED HE WASN'T ABLE TO BURN IT OFF WITH THE CARB HEAT. HE EXPERIENCED POWER REDUCTION AND DECIDED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON THE ISLAND. ON ARRIVAL HE FOUND HIMSELF A LITTLE TOO FAST AND AFTER HE TOUCHED DOWN HE APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING TO AVOID THE WATER. THIS CAUSED HIS MAINS TO DIG INTO THE SAND AND THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLOWLY WHEN UP ONTO ITS NOSE BEFORE FINALLY ROLLING ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR19CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19CA069), Jan 16, 2019: Champion 7GCBC (N822TT), Townsend, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a precautionary landing on an uneven, soft surface.

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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