# Incident 19850822050769I: Blanca 1731ATC, Bessemer, AL, August 22, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1985, 18:05 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Airport: Bessemer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3129° N, 86.9259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Bessemer Airport (EKY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3129&lon=-86.9259&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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,375 total, 65 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822050769I

## Narrative

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

DURING CHECKOUT IN AIRCRAFT BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO PUT GEAR DOWN.

## 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 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.
- [Incident 19781022029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029739I), Oct 22, 1978: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot selected gear down but the gear didn't go down. Landing gear motor found to be inoperative.

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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