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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Waseca, MN · September 25, 2004

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Date
September 25, 2004 · 13:50 local
Place
Waseca, MN
Airport
Waseca Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8277R
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
501 total400 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N8277RRegistration cancelled Jan 9, 2018 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30471 · Built 1972Airframe 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 privacy data omitted and his son, a passenger departed crystal airport (mic), robbinsdale, MN. Shortly after take off the landing gear unsafe light came on. Upon retraction of the gear, he did not hear the landing gear motor running through his head phones. He navigated to clear class b airspace and headed toward Waseca, MN airport (acq), his planned destination. He tried several times hoping the landing gear would work. No circuit breakers were popped. He tried the emergency landing gear procedure. He feels the nose gear did not extend fully. Upon landing the nose landing gear collapsed. Minor damage resulted to the lower engine cowling and the propeller tips. On site investigation revealed the landing gear powerpack as inoperative. The nose landing gear moved freely by hand and locked down. The cockpit indicator lights worked with 3 green lights for down and 1 amber transet light. The emergency extension placard was in place. The manual emergency extension handle on the hydraulic powerpack worked.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ AND HIS SON, A PASSENGER DEPARTED CRYSTAL AIRPORT (MIC), ROBBINSDALE, MN. SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE LANDING GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON RETRACTION OF THE GEAR, HE DID NOT HEAR THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR RUNNING THROUGH HIS HEAD PHONES. HE NAVIGATED TO CLEAR CLASS B AIRSPACE AND HEADED TOWARD WASECA, MN AIRPORT (ACQ), HIS PLANNED DESTINATION. HE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES HOPING THE LANDING GEAR WOULD WORK. NO CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED. HE TRIED THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR PROCEDURE. HE FEELS THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND FULLY. UPON LANDING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. MINOR DAMAGE RESULTED TO THE LOWER ENGINE COWLING AND THE PROPELLER TIPS. ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE LANDING GEAR POWERPACK AS INOPERATIVE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR MOVED FREELY BY HAND AND LOCKED DOWN. THE COCKPIT INDICATOR LIGHTS WORKED WITH 3 GREEN LIGHTS FOR DOWN AND 1 AMBER TRANSET LIGHT. THE EMERGENCY EXTENSION PLACARD WAS IN PLACE. THE MANUAL EMERGENCY EXTENSION HANDLE ON THE HYDRAULIC POWERPACK WORKED.