What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Acft lost engine power on take-off and subsequently made a gear-up landing, other circumstances are unknown. (.19) on March 21, 1999, at 1445 central standard time, a Bellanca BL17-30 airplane, N7390V, airplane struck the runway with the gear retracted during a forced landing. The airplane was owned and operated by a private individual under 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91. The commercial pilot, sole occupant, was not injuted and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local personal flight and a flight plan was not filed. The flight was originating at the time of the accident. During a telephone interview, conducted by the investigator-in-charge, the pilot reported that the flight departed runway 36 at the Saginaw municipal airport. During the initial climb at approsimately 50 feet AGL and an airspeed of 95 to 100 mph, the airplane developed a vibration. The pilot reduced the power and landed on the departure runway. The airplane structure was damaged.
As the FAA filed it
ACFT LOST ENGINE POWER ON TAKE-OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 21, 1999, AT 1445 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCA BL17-30 AIRPLANE, N7390V, AIRPLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED DURING A FORCED LANDING. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJUTED AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, CONDUCTED BY THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT DEPARTED RUNWAY 36 AT THE SAGINAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB AT APPROSIMATELY 50 FEET AGL AND AN AIRSPEED OF 95 TO 100 MPH, THE AIRPLANE DEVELOPED A VIBRATION. THE PILOT REDUCED THE POWER AND LANDED ON THE DEPARTURE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED.
Other reports on N7390V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.