20001021031949I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31A · Kennewick, WA · October 21, 2000

Date: October 21, 2000 · 14:00 local
Place: Kennewick, WA
Airport: Vista Field Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8820V
Reported as: Blanca 1731A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total50 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N8820VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31AS/N 32-35 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31A Engine 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.

(-23)The pilot stated that he departed and stayed in the traffic pattern to conduct touch and goes. During the approach to landing he encountered gusty winds aloft but the windsock he observed was near calm. During the subsequent hard landing the aircraft bounced three times and the nose wheel collapsed. He stated he elected to not go around because of the short distance on the runway. Damage to the aircraft was limited to the nose wheel, propeller, and left main landing gear strut. The pilot and two passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)THE PILOT STATED THAT HE DEPARTED AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO CONDUCT TOUCH AND GOES. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING HE ENCOUNTERED GUSTY WINDS ALOFT BUT THE WINDSOCK HE OBSERVED WAS NEAR CALM. DURING THE SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. HE STATED HE ELECTED TO NOT GO AROUND BECAUSE OF THE SHORT DISTANCE ON THE RUNWAY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE NOSE WHEEL, PROPELLER, AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUT. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N8820V · 1

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

Incident 20021127033049IForced/Precautionary Landing · Durango, CO(-23) After takeoff aircraft was not climbing well so pilot executed a precautionary landing in field.Nov 27, 2002 · Minor damage