# NTSB ANC01LA037: Bellanca 7GCBC, N36266, Fairbanks, AK, February 16, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 16, 2001, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Coordinates: 64.658332, -148.316665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.6583&lon=-148.3167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA-AL-FAI FSDO 01 - NTSB case key (mKey): 51759 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC01LA037 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51759/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA037 ## Probable cause The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight during the landing flare. A factor in the accident was the student's abrupt airplane control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Abrupt maneuver, landing - flare/touchdown - aircraft control - abrupt, dual student (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown - terrain condition - snow covered - Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown ## Analysis The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor, and the student pilot, were conducting touch and go landings in a ski-equipped airplane during the student's first flight. The flight instructor demonstrated a variety of aerial maneuvers, and then landed on a frozen lake. The lake was covered with about two feet of snow. The instructor performed two additional takeoff and landings and then stopped. He placed the student pilot in the front seat and got into the rear seat. The instructor had the student taxi the airplane and then perform several takeoff and landings. The flight instructor then took over the flight controls and landed at a different lake, establishing a new set of ski landing tracks in the snow. The student pilot then performed two additional takeoff and landings. On the third landing approach to the new location, the airplane was established on a normal glide path. About 2 to 4 feet above the ground, the student suddenly pushed forward on the control stick and applied almost full right rudder. The instructor was unable to prevent the airplane from colliding with the snow in a nose down attitude. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the wings, wing spars, lift struts, and vertical stabilizer. ## Factual narrative On February 16, 2001, about 1500 Alaska standard time, a ski equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N36266, sustained substantial damage during landing on a frozen lake, about 15 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska. The airplane was being operated as a visual flight rules (VFR) local area instructional flight when the accident occurred. The airplane is registered to the student pilot. The commercial certificated pilot/flight instructor, and the student pilot, were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A VFR flight plan was filed. The flight originated at the Fairbanks International Airport, Fairbanks, about 1400. During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC), on February 20, 2001, the flight instructor reported the accident flight was the first flight with the student. The flight departed Fairbanks with the instructor seated in the front seat. He flew to an area along the Tanana River where he had previously conducted numerous takeoff and landings. The flight instructor demonstrated a variety of aerial maneuvers, and then landed on a frozen lake. The lake was covered with about two feet of snow. The instructor performed two additional takeoff and landings and then stopped. He placed the student pilot in the front seat and got into the rear seat. The instructor had the student taxi the airplane and then perform several takeoff and landings. The flight instructor then took over the flight controls and landed at a different lake, establishing a new set of ski landing tracks in the snow. The student pilot then performed two additional takeoff and landings. On the third landing approach to the new location, the airplane was established on a normal glide path. About 2 to 4 feet above the ground, the student suddenly pushed forward on the control stick and applied almost full right rudder. The instructor was unable to prevent the airplane from colliding with the snow in a nose down attitude. The airplane nosed over and received damage to the wings, wing spars, lift struts, and vertical stabilizer. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N36266](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36266), registered now, S/N 560-73, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Bellanca 7GCBC - Registry model: [Bellanca 7GCBC](https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-7gcbc) (registry code 1220601) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 560-73 - Airframe hours: 1648 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2B 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bill L. Barney - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 10, 2001, 2 hours before - Departed: PAFA, Fairbanks, AK - Flight plan: VFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; private, flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review August 27, 2000; seat: rear; flight hours: 6,020 total, 30 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 58 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days - Student pilot; injuries: none ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 19 °F ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010216001239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010216001239A), Feb 16, 2001: Bbavia 7GCBC, No damage. (-19)On February 16, 2001, about 1530 Alaska standard time, a ski equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N36266, sustained substantial damage during landing on a… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.