# NTSB GAA19CA501: Champion 7GCBC, N87010, Fairbanks, AK, August 19, 2019 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 18, 2019, 19:45 local (Aug 19, 2019, 03:45 UTC) - Place: Fairbanks, AK - Coordinates: 64.279998, -148.11 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.2800&lon=-148.1100&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 February 11, 2020 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 100103 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA19CA501 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/100103/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100103 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA501 ## Probable cause The pilot's overapplication of brakes during landing on unimproved terrain, which resulted in a nose-over. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Landing gear system: brake](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242): Aircraft › Aircraft systems · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 297 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01023242/cases.md) - [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) - [Terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/cases.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 267 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021000/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: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Bellanca 7GCBC, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=1220601), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [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 According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll on unimproved terrain, he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift struts and rudder. The FAA inspector added that the pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, the pilot of the tailwheel-equipped airplane reported that, during the landing roll on unimproved terrain, he applied the brakes too hard, and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift struts and rudder. The FAA inspector added that the pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1 as requested. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N87010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87010-2022-09-03), registration cancelled 2022-09-03, S/N 701-74 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Champion 7GCBC (No Series) - 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: 701-74 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Aerobatic - Flight plan: Unknown - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 51; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; flight hours: 1,731 total, 860 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 6,500 ft broken - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: PANN, 30 nm away ## 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 20190818014069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190818014069A), Aug 18, 2019: Bellanca 7GCBC, Fairbanks, AK, Substantial damage. On August 18 2019 at 1950 Alaska local time, N87010 landed at an area 22 miles southwest of Fairbanks Alaska called wood river butte. The pilot was alone in… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 30, 2019, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=100103. 347 KB in all. - FAA Record of Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40477495&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Record%20of%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 2, .PDF, 2 photos, 282 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40477496&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.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. 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. 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