# Incident 19970921044919I: Blanca 1731ATC, Dayton, OH, September 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1997, 20:25 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Green County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7589° N, 84.1916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7589&lon=-84.1916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9550E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9550E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 533 total, 60 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921044919I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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