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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Jefferson City, MO · August 8, 1996

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Date
August 8, 1996 · 17:40 local
Place
Jefferson City, MO
Airport
Jefferson City Memorial
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N321AM
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,300 total100 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N321AMRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 75-31117 · Built 1975Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATCEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilots statement: aircraft landed on main gear and began roll out, as nose gear touched down the nose gear collapsed, followed by main gear. Inspector's findings/opinions: aircraft was placed on jacks for gear check. Gear was operated several times through complete cycles, with no malfunction. A small hydraulic leak is evident on left side of fuselage as hydraulic fluid has been blown back from wing root during flight. According to local mechanic, this leak has developed recently. This leak would not affect gear operation after gear was down and locked. Propeller strikes beginning at 1200' on the runway indicate two individual series of propeller strikes prior to evidence of main gear door/flap scrape marks. This aircraft was purchased by the pilot approximately one week prior to this incident. The pilot had previously owned and flew a F33 Beech bonanza. The landing gear and flap switches are in opposite locations on the Beech compared to the Bellanca. privacy data omitted During their investigation it was noted the elevator trim tab was in the full nose "up" position.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOTS STATEMENT: AIRCRAFT LANDED ON MAIN GEAR AND BEGAN ROLL OUT, AS NOSE GEAR TOUCHED DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY MAIN GEAR. INSPECTOR'S FINDINGS/OPINIONS: AIRCRAFT WAS PLACED ON JACKS FOR GEAR CHECK. GEAR WAS OPERATED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH COMPLETE CYCLES, WITH NO MALFUNCTION. A SMALL HYDRAULIC LEAK IS EVIDENT ON LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AS HYDRAULIC FLUID HAS BEEN BLOWN BACK FROM WING ROOT DURING FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO LOCAL MECHANIC, THIS LEAK HAS DEVELOPED RECENTLY. THIS LEAK WOULD NOT AFFECT GEAR OPERATION AFTER GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. PROPELLER STRIKES BEGINNING AT 1200' ON THE RUNWAY INDICATE TWO INDIVIDUAL SERIES OF PROPELLER STRIKES PRIOR TO EVIDENCE OF MAIN GEAR DOOR/FLAP SCRAPE MARKS. THIS AIRCRAFT WAS PURCHASED BY THE PILOT APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY OWNED AND FLEW A F33 BEECH BONANZA. THE LANDING GEAR AND FLAP SWITCHES ARE IN OPPOSITE LOCATIONS ON THE BEECH COMPARED TO THE BELLANCA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB WAS IN THE FULL NOSE "UP" POSITION.