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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30 · Alexandria, MN · September 7, 2003

Date: September 7, 2003 · 22:00 local
Place: Alexandria, MN
Airport: Chandler Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6650V
Reported as: Blanca 1730
Reported engine: Continental IO520D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 158 total75 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N6650VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30S/N 30001 · Built 1966 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30 Engine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) The aircraft's nose gear collapsed during a night landing on rwy 31 at axn. Pilot startk stated that he had a three green light l/gear indication before landing. Stark also stated that the previous landing had been hard and that he wished to do one more landing before quitting for the evening. Visual inspection showed damage to the nose gear strut and wheel assembly. Also, the prop and nose cowl incurred damage from contact with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED DURING A NIGHT LANDING ON RWY 31 AT AXN. PILOT STARTK STATED THAT HE HAD A THREE GREEN LIGHT L/GEAR INDICATION BEFORE LANDING. STARK ALSO STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS LANDING HAD BEEN HARD AND THAT HE WISHED TO DO ONE MORE LANDING BEFORE QUITTING FOR THE EVENING. VISUAL INSPECTION SHOWED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY. ALSO, THE PROP AND NOSE COWL INCURRED DAMAGE FROM CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.