# Incident 19851013068199I: Blanca 1731A, Alabaster, AL, October 13, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1985, 16:20 local time
- Place: Alabaster, AL
- Airport: Shelby Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1778° N, 86.7832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELBY COUNTY (EET), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-86.7832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N101MV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N101MV-2023-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 580 total, 350 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851013068199I

## Narrative

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

DURING FLARE REALIZED NO SAFE GEAR LIGHT. HORN DID NOT SOUND. LANDED GEAR UP. NO DISCREPANCY IN GEAR SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N101MV (1)

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

- [Incident 20140918018769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140918018769I), Sep 18, 2014: Bellanca 17-31A (N101MV), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Pilot was landing on runway 16 and became distracted by other aircraft transmitting pattern position reports on CTAF. Pilot admits he forgot to put the 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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