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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Blythe, CA · September 5, 2001

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Date
September 5, 2001 · 17:25 local
Place
Blythe, CA
Airport
Blythe Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6622V
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total15 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days
N6622VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30270 · Built 1970Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine 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) The pilot lowered the landing gear on downwind leg of the traffic pattern. The pilot and commercially rated passenger verified green gear lights illuminated. Upon landing the right main gear collapsed, followed by the left main gear. The nose wheel partially retracted, but remained extended enough to keep the nose section off the runway. The gear warning horn did not activate when the power was reduced to idle for landing. This aircraft also has a fail safe system that extends the landing gear at low power settings and approach airspeeds. Witnesses on the ground verified that the gear was extended on initial landing. After the aircraft came to a stop, the pilot noticed that the landing gear circuit breaker had popped and the gear lights were no longer illuminated. A mechanic on the scene noted that the right main landing gear appeared cantered inward. The owner has been advised to file a malfunction or defect report when the cause of the failure has been determined.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR ON DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOT AND COMMERCIALLY RATED PASSENGER VERIFIED GREEN GEAR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE NOSE WHEEL PARTIALLY RETRACTED, BUT REMAINED EXTENDED ENOUGH TO KEEP THE NOSE SECTION OFF THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT ACTIVATE WHEN THE POWER WAS REDUCED TO IDLE FOR LANDING. THIS AIRCRAFT ALSO HAS A FAIL SAFE SYSTEM THAT EXTENDS THE LANDING GEAR AT LOW POWER SETTINGS AND APPROACH AIRSPEEDS. WITNESSES ON THE GROUND VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED ON INITIAL LANDING. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP, THE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD POPPED AND THE GEAR LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. A MECHANIC ON THE SCENE NOTED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED CANTERED INWARD. THE OWNER HAS BEEN ADVISED TO FILE A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT WHEN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HAS BEEN DETERMINED.

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