# NTSB Accident ANC02LA120
> **Bellanca 7ECA** · 2002-08-24 · GAKONA, AK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ANC02LA120
- **Event ID:** 20020922X05192
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-24
- **Location:** GAKONA, AK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 62.56361, -144.668884
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7ECA
- **Registration:** N9994Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, and his excessive use of the airplane's brakes during the landing roll, which resulted in the airplane nosing down.  A contributing factor in the accident was wet, high grass along the runway edge.

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