Bellanca 8GCBC N8638V

Summary

On 1 July 2001 at about 00:45 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N8638V was involved in an accident near Nixon, Nevada, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 July 2001 at 00:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Nixon, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

39.8342, -119.3542

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N8638V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sparks → Nixon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX01LA230

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point and his misjudged distance/speed during landing rollout. Factors were the tailwind condition and the downhill landing area.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The accident tow plane pilot intended to recover a glider that had made an off site landing on a hard gravel road. The glider's ground crew had positioned the glider about midway on the road, which was 4,000 feet long. The tow plane pilot's approach was slightly faster than intended, and the airplane landed long on the downhill road, with a slight tailwind. Also, the pilot misjudged the available stopping distance. As the tow plane approached the stationary glider, the pilot applied heavy breaks to decelerate, and the tow plane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.