# NTSB ANC23LA087: Bellanca 7GCBC, N169EZ, Beluga, AK, September 24, 2023 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: September 24, 2023, 15:00 local (23:00 UTC) - Place: Beluga, AK - Coordinates: 61.23, -152.29 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2300&lon=-152.2900&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 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): 193194 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC23LA087 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/193194/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193194 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC23LA087 ## Probable cause The pilot’s excessive application of brakes during landing that resulted in a nose over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: identification/recognition](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot; cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 559 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041510/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: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); 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 reported that, during landing at a remote airstrip, she applied too much brake pressure and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the rudder, left wing, and right wing strut. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N169EZ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N169EZ), registered now, S/N 927-76, built 1976 (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: 927-76 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 2527 - Engines: Lycoming O320 A2B 160 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Aerobatic; Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 18, 2023 - Departed: PAMR, Anchorage, AK - Destination: PAMR, Anchorage, AK - Airport: 9AK3, Nikolai Creek, runway N/A, 1,000 × 75 ft, dirt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 32; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 21, 2022; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 325 total, 3 in this make and model, 250 as pilot in command, 35 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 9,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 29.78 inHg - Observed at: PAMR, 70 nm away - METAR: PAMR 242253Z VRB03KT 10SM OVC095 12/04 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP086 T01170039 $ ## 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 20230924015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230924015109A), Sep 24, 2023: Bellanca 7GCBC, Nikolai Creek, AK, Substantial damage. The strip was rougher than what the pilot had seen from overfly, there were several larger humps on the strip and decided to touch down between the humps and… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on June 28, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193194. 3.1 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16232280&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 5 pages, 917 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=16233711&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ANC23LA087%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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