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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19 · Spokane, WA · September 22, 2002

Date: September 22, 2002 · 19:10 local
Place: Spokane, WA
Airport: Spokane International
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N519A
Reported as: Blanca 1419
Reported engine: Lycoming O435C1
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,500 total890 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N519ARegistered now · Bellanca 14-19S/N 2072 · Built 1950 Airframe modelBellanca 14-19 Engine modelLycoming 0-435Reciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated he was landing on runway 21 at geg, in VFR conditions at 1900 PDT. The visual wing mechanical gear indicators were up on both wings indicating gear down. After touchdown, the left wing slowly began dropping and the wing tip touched the ground causing the airplane to veer off the left side of the runway. Investigation showed gear collapse due to mechanical failure.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT GEG, IN VFR CONDITIONS AT 1900 PDT. THE VISUAL WING MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATORS WERE UP ON BOTH WINGS INDICATING GEAR DOWN. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT WING SLOWLY BEGAN DROPPING AND THE WING TIP TOUCHED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION SHOWED GEAR COLLAPSE DUE TO MECHANICAL FAILURE.