1 Sep 2008: BELLANCA 8GCBC — Dave Whitmer

1 Sep 2008: BELLANCA 8GCBC — Dave Whitmer

No fatalities • Fairbanks, AK, United States

Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

— NTSB Determination

Accident narrative

The student pilot was landing on Runway 06, a 4,600 foot-long, by 80 feet wide gravel and partially paved runway. In the student pilot's written statement to the NTSB, he reported that he elected to land on the gravel-covered part of the runway, which was on the left side of the runway. During touchdown, the airplane bounced, and he attempted to recover, but the airplane drifted to the left, and the left wing struck tall brush. The airplane pivoted to the left, and the right wing struck the ground, sustaining substantial damage to the right wing, right aileron, and fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane. At the time of the accident the closest weather observation facility, about 2 miles west of the accident site, was reporting winds as 110 degrees at 6 knots.

Contributing factors

  • cause Student pilot
  • cause Directional control — Not attained/maintained

Conditions

Weather
VMC, wind 110/06kt, vis 10sm

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