Probable cause
The pilot's excessive use of brakes during landing.
NTSB analysis
The pilot was landing at an off-airport site in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. He said he applied excessive brake pressure during landing, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The brakes had recently been replaced with larger brakes, and he said he should have practiced more after the new brakes were installed prior to landing.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ANC12CA004 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 22, 2011
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Aniak, Alaska
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Dusk
Bellanca 7GCBC
- N-number
- N11668
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.