# Incident 20260328004679I: Bellanca 7GCBC, Palmer, AK, March 28, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 2026, 12:50 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31266, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31266) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,078 total, 22 in this make and model, 138 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260328004679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT WITH ONE PASSENGER ABOARD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE LANDING PHASE TO RUNWAY 34 AT PALMER MUNICIPLE AIRPORT. WHILE ROLLING OUT AND DECELERATING, THE PILOT APPLED BRAKES, BUT HIS FOOT MISSED THE LEFT BRAKE PEDDLE. THE UNEVEN APPLICATION OF BRAKES CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. IN ORDER TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM DEPARTING THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT APPLIED EXCESSIVE BRAKING WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BEGIN A SLOW-MOTION NOSE OVER GROUND STRICKING THE PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE WITH VERY LITTLE IMPACT.

## Other reports on N31266 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950902027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902027609A), Sep 2, 1995: Bbavia 7GCBC (N31266), Santa Rosa, CA, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Exited runway. Ground looped.

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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