| Crash location | 61.242777°N, 148.588889°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Palmer, AK
61.599722°N, 149.112778°W 30.1 miles away |
| Tail number | N5061G |
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| Accident date | 29 Apr 2005 |
| Aircraft type | Bellanca 7GCBC |
| Additional details: | None |
On April 29, 2005, about 2030 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire-equipped Bellanca 7GCBC airplane, N5061G, sustained substantial damage when it encountered soft terrain during the landing roll at a remote airstrip, about 25 miles southeast of Palmer, Alaska. The airplane was being operated by the pilot as a visual flight rules (VFR) local personal flight under Title 14, CFR Part 91 when the accident occurred. The private certificated pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.
During a telephone conversation with the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator-in-charge (IIC) on April 30, the pilot said he was landing on a remote airstrip when his left tire hit a soft spot and "pulled me to the left." He said the airplane was headed for a deep gully and creek so he added power to get over the creek, and keep the airplane from nosing over. He said the airplane encountered willows and descended into the creek where it collided with the bank. He said the airplane sustained structural damage to the fuselage.
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in a loss of control during the landing roll, and a collision with willows and a creek bank. A factor associated with the accident was the soft landing area.