Bellanca 8GCBC N86917

Summary

On 16 May 2012 at about 17:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N86917, operated by Costal Airsign LLC, was involved in an accident near Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States. 2 people were 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

16 May 2012 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Private (NONE)

Coordinates

30.6900, -87.8583

Aircraft

Bellanca 8GCBC

Registration

N86917

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Costal Airsign LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Banner Tow

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gulf Shores → Gulf Shores

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA12CA339

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's inadvertent application of the wheel brakes immediately after landing, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, he landed the tailwheel-equipped airplane on a private grass strip and the airplane bounced. When the airplane settled back onto the grass, the pilot inadvertently applied the wheel brakes. Subsequently, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted, which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.