# Accident 20230817012169A: Bellanca 7GCBC, August 17, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2023, 13:20 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.2401° N, 148.6562° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2401&lon=-148.6562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5061G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5061G) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,742 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230817012169A

## Narrative

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

ON AUG 17, 2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 2120Z, THE PIC OF DEPARTED JACK FISH LANDING FOR A PLEASURE FLIGHT AND LANDED SOUTHWEST OF INNER LAKE GEORGE ALASKA AT COORDINATES 61.214704, -148.680311. THIS OFF-FIELD LANDING AREA IS A COMMON LANDING ZONE THAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED MANY TIMES. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO WEATHER THE LANDING ZONE HAD A BUILDUP THAT CAUGHT THE RIGHT TIRE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING, PROPELLER AND VERTICAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ANC23LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA072), Aug 17, 2023: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5061G), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N5061G (2)

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

- [Accident 20050429011439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050429011439A), Apr 29, 2005: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5061G), Palmer, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) While landing on a remote strip near the inner lake george, the pilot hit a soft spot that pulled the aircraft to the left. At that time the pilot added…
- [Accident 19900331007429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900331007429A), Mar 31, 1990: Bbavia 7GCBC (N5061G), Kayak Island, AK, Substantial damage. While back taxiing on a beach struck a log. Impact collapsed gear causing wing to drag on the ground.

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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