Event ANC24LA087

2024-08-31 Lime Village, Alaska, United States None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N1217E

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BELLANCA 8GCBC

Engine

LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

3 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19770714

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A05ABB

Registrant of record

JOHNSTON JASON

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N1217E Bellanca 8GCBC None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s excessive braking during the landing roll, resulting in a nose over.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing at a remote, rough and uneven airstrip in a tailwheel-equipped airplane, he encountered several strong gusts of wind from the left, which pushed the airplane to the right. He said the right main wheel subsequently contacted an area of soft tundra-covered terrain, which resulted in a rapid deceleration. During the rapid deceleration, he inadvertently applied excessive braking action, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the left wing, lift struts and empennage. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).

— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Contributed to outcome
— Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Incorrect action performance-Pilot
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Surface speed/braking-Incorrect use/operation

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2024_ANC24LA087.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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