# NTSB DEN07CA126: Found Aircraft Canada FBA-2C2, N602BC, Crested Butte, CO, July 21, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: July 21, 2007, 08:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Crested Butte, CO
- Coordinates: 38.851665, -106.932777
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8517&lon=-106.9328&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Denver FAA Flight Standards District Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN07CA126
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66298/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07CA126

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ground

## Analysis

According to the pilot, during the ground roll, the airplane "hopped a few times on the ruff and bumpy runway." The airplane "veered off to the left", departed the runway environment, and went down a slight embankment, resulting in substantial damage. The pilot reported no systems anomalies or weather issues. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

## Factual narrative

According to the Pilot Aircraft Accident Report Form submitted by the pilot, during the ground roll, the airplane "hopped a few times on the ruff and bumpy runway." The airplane "veered off to the left", departed the runway environment, and went down a slight embankment. The left wing tip was wrinkled and approximately 3 feet of the outboard aileron was bent up. The left elevator was crushed inboard and bent up. The left landing gear was bent aft. The pilot reported no systems anomalies or weather issues. An examination of the airplane's systems revealed no anomalies.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N602BC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602BC), registered now, S/N 105, built 2007 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Found Aircraft Canada Inc FBA-2C2
- Registry model: [Found Acft Canada FBA-2C2](https://openairdocs.org/model/found-acft-canada-fba-2c2) (registry code 3640104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540-L1C5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-l1c5) (registry code 41782, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 105
- Engines: Lycoming IO-540-L1C5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: ASE, ASPEN, CO
- Destination: 0CO2, Crested Butte, CO
- Airport: 0CO2, Crested Butte, runway 29, 4,000 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 2,700 total, 10 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft overcast
- Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.43 inHg
- Observed at: KGUC

## 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 20070721015499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070721015499A), Jul 21, 2007: Found FBA2C2, Crested Butte, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft landing runway 32, touched down on the first few hundred feet of the runway, the airplane hopped a few times on runway, veered off to the left…

## Other investigations on N602BC (1)

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 ANC14CA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC14CA032), May 31, 2014: Found Acft Canada FBA 2C2 (N602BC), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of control of the airplane during landing on water due to an encounter with wind shear, which resulted in the airplane's abnormal contact with the surface.

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.

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