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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Dayton, OH · September 21, 1997

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Date
September 21, 1997 · 20:25 local
Place
Dayton, OH
Airport
Green County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9550E
Reported as
Blanca 1731ATC
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
533 total60 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days
N9550ERegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 75-31114 · 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: the pilot put the gear down and had 3 Green light indications. He rechecked the lights on final and still had a safe indication. He never checked the lights after turning onto final. The first indication of a problem was the noise and then no nose wheel steering. The aircraft came to rest on the runway. No injuries. Subsequently problems were found with the hydraulic power pack that operates the landing gear. The motor was shorted out.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND HAD 3 GREEN LIGHT INDICATIONS. HE RECHECKED THE LIGHTS ON FINAL AND STILL HAD A SAFE INDICATION. HE NEVER CHECKED THE LIGHTS AFTER TURNING ONTO FINAL. THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM WAS THE NOISE AND THEN NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. NO INJURIES. SUBSEQUENTLY PROBLEMS WERE FOUND WITH THE HYDRAULIC POWER PACK THAT OPERATES THE LANDING GEAR. THE MOTOR WAS SHORTED OUT.