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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Nacogdoches, TX · September 12, 1997

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Date
September 12, 1997 · 10:30 local
Place
Nacogdoches, TX
Airport
A L Mangham Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N14909
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
735 total600 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days
N14909Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 74-30626 · Built 1973Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine 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.

Narrative: pilot stated he put gear handle down and remembered seeing 3 green lights. Also stated that he remembered hearing the manifold pressure and stall warning tones. Aircraft touched down with flaps down and landing gear up, and slid approximately 300 feet down runway then into grass off right side of runway. Maintenance check by A&P after landing. Revealed no mechanical or electrical problems with aircraft. Airman procedures and use of checklists.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATED HE PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND REMEMBERED SEEING 3 GREEN LIGHTS. ALSO STATED THAT HE REMEMBERED HEARING THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND STALL WARNING TONES. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH FLAPS DOWN AND LANDING GEAR UP, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET DOWN RUNWAY THEN INTO GRASS OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE CHECK BY A&P AFTER LANDING. REVEALED NO MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH AIRCRAFT. AIRMAN PROCEDURES AND USE OF CHECKLISTS.