# NTSB ANC23LA072: Bellanca 7GCBC, N5061G, Palmer, AK, August 17, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: August 17, 2023, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Palmer, AK - Coordinates: 61.24012, -148.6562 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2401&lon=-148.6562&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 193014 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC23LA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193014/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193014 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA072 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 33 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 1,422 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot of a tundra tire-equipped airplane reported that it veered right during landing rollout on a remote gravel bar. He attempted to correct the veer by applying left brake, but the airplane continued to the right, then the left tire dug into soft terrain, and the airplane subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder and wings. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5061G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5061G), registered now, S/N 1167-79, built 1979 (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: 1167-79 - Year built: 1979 - Airframe hours: 4626 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A-1 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 16, 2023, 4 hours before - Departed: 67AK, Wasilla, AK - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: NA - Equipment: Handheld GPS, Satellite tracking device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: sport pilot, with waivers/limitations; last flight review May 14, 2022; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,739 total, 1,540 in this make and model, 1,638 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 21 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.07 inHg - Observed at: AAQ, 25 nm away - METAR: PAAQ 172053Z 16005KT 10SM FEW060 18/11 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01830106 58002 ## 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 20230817012169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230817012169A), Aug 17, 2023: Bellanca 7GCBC, Substantial damage. 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… ## Other investigations on N5061G (2) 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 ANC05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC05CA067), Apr 30, 2005: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5061G), Palmer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a collision with willows and a creek bank. A factor associated with the… - [NTSB ANC90LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA049), Mar 31, 1990: Bellanca 7GCBC (N5061G), Kayak Island, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE A SUITABLE AREA TO TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. THE HIDDEN OBSTRUCTION (LOG) WAS A RELATED FACTOR. ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 4, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193014. 4.5 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 8 pages, 3.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16265613&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 916 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16266080&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC23LA072%20Photos-Rel.pdf 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. 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