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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Lawrenceville, IL · August 27, 2000

Date: August 27, 2000 · 12:15 local
Place: Lawrenceville, IL
Airport: Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8268R
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,100 total210 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N8268RRegistration cancelled Apr 22, 2003 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30463 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine 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.

(-23)After takeoff, nose gear light indicated unsafe. Pilot attempted to recycle gear and manually extend gear. Mechanic no ground observed main gear extended but nose gear partially deployed. On touch down pilot shut down the engine and as the aircraft slowed, the nose gear collapsed. Aircraft skidded to a stop on the cowling. Damage limited to propeller blades and lower engine cowling. Incident no. IGL190000028.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)AFTER TAKEOFF, NOSE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED UNSAFE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RECYCLE GEAR AND MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR. MECHANIC NO GROUND OBSERVED MAIN GEAR EXTENDED BUT NOSE GEAR PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. ON TOUCH DOWN PILOT SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE AND AS THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE COWLING. DAMAGE LIMITED TO PROPELLER BLADES AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. INCIDENT NO. IGL190000028.

Other reports on N8268R · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20001128043159ADescent · Zanesville, OH(-23) The pilot related he was enroute to zzv for a planned fuel stop on a IFR flight plan. He descended through the clouds, cancelled his IFR flight plan through air traffic control and continued to plan a landing at zzv. During the descent the engine…Nov 28, 2000 · Substantial damage