# Accident 20210526010079A: Bellanca 7GCBC, Chugiak, AK, May 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2021, 18:31 local time
- Place: Chugiak, AK
- Airport: Bold
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.3413° N, 148.9988° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.3413&lon=-148.9988&mi=10
- Aircraft: N659HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N659HC) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210526010079A

## Narrative

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

A LOW TIME PILOT, WITH A RECENT TAILWHEEL ENDORSEMENT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON A SHORT GRAVEL RUNWAY ONLY APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET IN LENGTH. HE TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND THEN APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT TIRES TO DIG INTO THE SOFT GROUND, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER ONTO ITS BACK. NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT (SOLO PILOT). AIRCRAFT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 ANC21LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC21LA042), May 27, 2021: Bellanca 7GCBC (N659HC), Birchwood, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's use of excessive braking during the landing roll, which resulted in a 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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