20240518006899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bellanca 7GCBC · Logan, UT · May 18, 2024

Date
May 18, 2024 · 10:13 local
Place
Logan, UT
Airport
Private Property Strip
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N41685
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC24LA034
Reported as
Bellanca 7GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total300 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The airman departed under VFR from south valley regional U42 at approximately 0900 (local) on 05/18/2024. The airman was flying to a private grass airstrip near Logan Utah. Upon arriving over the private grass strip, at approximately 1000 (local) the airman overflew the field to check for obstructions and assess the landing area. The airman had made 3 previous landings on this private strip. The sky was clear, and the wind was calm. In their assessment, the field appeared suitable for landing. The airman set the aircraft up and performed a downwind, base, and final leg to the landing strip. All aircraft systems were functioning normal. The airman flared the aircraft for landing. On the rollout when the nose wheel touched down the airman stated it encountered a rut that was not visible during the fly over or in the traffic pattern. When the nosewheel encountered the rut in the ground the aircraft nosed over and landed upside down. The airman removed himself from the aircraft with minor cuts on his hands. The airman's phone automatically called 911. The airman stated he did not have injuries that required medical attention.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRMAN DEPARTED UNDER VFR FROM SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL U42 AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 (LOCAL) ON 05/18/2024. THE AIRMAN WAS FLYING TO A PRIVATE GRASS AIRSTRIP NEAR LOGAN UTAH. UPON ARRIVING OVER THE PRIVATE GRASS STRIP, AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 (LOCAL) THE AIRMAN OVERFLEW THE FIELD TO CHECK FOR OBSTRUCTIONS AND ASSESS THE LANDING AREA. THE AIRMAN HAD MADE 3 PREVIOUS LANDINGS ON THIS PRIVATE STRIP. THE SKY WAS CLEAR, AND THE WIND WAS CALM. IN THEIR ASSESSMENT, THE FIELD APPEARED SUITABLE FOR LANDING. THE AIRMAN SET THE AIRCRAFT UP AND PERFORMED A DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL LEG TO THE LANDING STRIP. ALL AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMAL. THE AIRMAN FLARED THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. ON THE ROLLOUT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRMAN STATED IT ENCOUNTERED A RUT THAT WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING THE FLY OVER OR IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. WHEN THE NOSEWHEEL ENCOUNTERED THE RUT IN THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRMAN REMOVED HIMSELF FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH MINOR CUTS ON HIS HANDS. THE AIRMAN'S PHONE AUTOMATICALLY CALLED 911. THE AIRMAN STATED HE DID NOT HAVE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N41685 · 2

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