# Incident 20010905029539I: Blanca 1730A, Blythe, CA, September 5, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2001, 17:25 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Airport: Blythe Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6192° N, 114.7169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLYTHE (BLH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6192&lon=-114.7169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6622V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6622V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 15 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010905029539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## Other reports on N6622V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870620052789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870620052789I), Jun 20, 1987: Blanca 1730A (N6622V), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Cause not defined.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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