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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Wakefield, VA · September 17, 1992

Date: September 17, 1992 · 11:05 local
Place: Wakefield, VA
Airport: Wakefield Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N179TW
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total1,000 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N179TWRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 79-30957 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout. Appears problem with the over center nose gear device which locks gear down. On landing rollout left landing gear collapsed without prop strike nor did wing tough the runway. Minor left wind damage caused by truck person clearing runway. Upper strut housing p/n 194280-50 was found cracked at welded area.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT. APPEARS PROBLEM WITH THE OVER CENTER NOSE GEAR DEVICE WHICH LOCKS GEAR DOWN. ON LANDING ROLLOUT LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITHOUT PROP STRIKE NOR DID WING TOUGH THE RUNWAY. MINOR LEFT WIND DAMAGE CAUSED BY TRUCK PERSON CLEARING RUNWAY. UPPER STRUT HOUSING P/N 194280-50 WAS FOUND CRACKED AT WELDED AREA.

Other reports on N179TW · 1

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

Incident 19990130012469IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Melfa, VAOn landing rollout left landing gear collapsed without prop strike nor did wing touch the runway. Minor left wing damage caused by truck person clearing runway. Upper strut housing p/n 194280-50 was found cracked at welded area.Jan 30, 1999 · Minor damage