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Bellanca 8GCBC N87020

20 June 2011 · Linwood, New Jersey, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 June 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Bellanca 8GCBC registered N87020 was involved in an accident near Linwood, New Jersey, 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.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Linwood, New Jersey, United States
Nearest airport
Dix Field (0NJ6)
Coordinates
39.3167, -74.6328
Aircraft
Bellanca 8GCBC
Registration
N87020
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Linwood → Linwood
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ERA11CA358

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's improper brake application during the landing roll which resulted in a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he landed his tailwheel-equipped airplane on a rough, turf runway. During the landing roll, he noticed a 5 gallon bucket midfield, off the left side of the runway and attempted to stop the airplane in a short distance. He applied the brakes and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its right wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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