- Date
- August 8, 1990, 18:00 local (Aug 9, 1990, 02:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ivishak River, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N333HTBellanca 8GCBC
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19900808032979A
- Case key
- 5433
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Probable cause
Pilot lost directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed attempt to go-around.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot reported that upon landing on a gravel bar, the airplane bounced and drifted to the left. He over corrected to the right. The right wheel then struck a gravel bank causing the right wheel to break off and the right wing to drag the ground. The pilot said rain on the windshield obscured his vision.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N333HT
- Reported as
- Bellanca 8GCBC
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 33380
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-C2E, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Paul F. Kanitz
- Departed
- NONE · Elusive Lake, AK
- Airport
- NONE
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 551 total · 479 in this make and model · 480 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 22 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N333HT · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.