19990724026469I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19-3 · Muncie, IN · July 24, 1999

Date: July 24, 1999 · 12:21 local
Place: Muncie, IN
Airport: Delaware County-Johnson Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8866R
Reported as: Blanca 14193
Reported engine: Continental IO470*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,100 total600 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N8866RRegistration cancelled Jul 13, 2018 · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4228 · Built 1962 Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3 Engine modelContinental I0-470 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was landing on runway 32, when he selected gear down, the nose gear failed to come down. The pilot aborted the landing and went north of the airport to cycle the gear to correct the problem. After several attempts to lower the gear using the emergency procedures and pitching the nose up to move the nose gear down. The nose gear would not come down and LOC in place. The pilot returned to the airport and had the tower confirm the main gear was down, but the nose gear was at a 45 degree angle. The tower approved a landing on the grass area west of runway 20. The pilot landed on the grass area and the damage was confined to the propeller.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, WHEN HE SELECTED GEAR DOWN, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN. THE PILOT ABORTED THE LANDING AND WENT NORTH OF THE AIRPORT TO CYCLE THE GEAR TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR USING THE EMERGENCY PROCEDURES AND PITCHING THE NOSE UP TO MOVE THE NOSE GEAR DOWN. THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN AND LOC IN PLACE. THE PILOT RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT AND HAD THE TOWER CONFIRM THE MAIN GEAR WAS DOWN, BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE TOWER APPROVED A LANDING ON THE GRASS AREA WEST OF RUNWAY 20. THE PILOT LANDED ON THE GRASS AREA AND THE DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER.