# Incident 19781022029739I: Blanca 1731ATC, Morgantown, WV, October 22, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1978, 18:15 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Hart
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6375° N, 79.9469° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morgantown, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6375&lon=-79.9469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222SN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222SN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 890 total, 56 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029739I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT SELECTED GEAR DOWN BUT THE GEAR DIDN'T GO DOWN. LANDING GEAR MOTOR FOUND TO BE INOPERATIVE.

## Other reports on N222SN (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19961008034939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961008034939I), Oct 8, 1996: Blanca 1731TC (N222SN), Wheatland, WY, Minor damage. Narrative: the pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane when it porpoised on the landing roll. The airplane exited the runway to the north and hit a…
- [Incident 19850822050769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822050769I), Aug 22, 1985: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. During checkout in aircraft both pilots failed to put gear down.
- [Incident 19830215013699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215013699I), Feb 15, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed on main gear. Shaft in actuator pump had sheared. Fluid locked nose gear.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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