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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30 · West Branch, MI · March 2, 1985

Date: March 2, 1985 · 14:30 local
Place: West Branch, MI
Airport: West Branch
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4716V
Reported as: Blanca 1730
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,250 total0 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N4716VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30S/N 30068 · Built 1967 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe gear indication before collapse of nose gear on landing. Gear operation found to be normal.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE GEAR INDICATION BEFORE COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR ON LANDING. GEAR OPERATION FOUND TO BE NORMAL.

Other reports on N4716V · 1

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

Incident 19991028030049ITakeoff Ground Roll · Ithaca, MI(-23) During take off pilot lost directional control and hit a landing light. Minor damage to aircraft. No injuries.Oct 28, 1999 · Minor damage