# Accident 20230902018029A: Bellanca 8GCBC, Cordova, AK, September 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2023, 20:10 local time
- Place: Cordova, AK
- Airport: Cordova Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 60.4943° N, 145.4860° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.4943&lon=-145.4860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723AK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723AK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 8GCBC (registry code 1220803, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-8gcbc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming HIO-360 series (registry code 41524, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-hio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 8GCBC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING HIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 865 total, 382 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230902018029A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS STATEMENT:  WHILE LANDING 09 CORDOVA PACV DURING A 3 POINT LANDING AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 5-10' OFF THE GROUND AND BOUNCED, I APPLIED FULL POWER AND REMOVED CARB HEAT. I ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT AND GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE BERM OF A POND ADJACENT TO RUNWAY 09 AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 ANC23LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA069), Sep 3, 2023: Bellanca 8GCBC (N723AK), Cordova, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and loss of airplane control.

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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