# Incident 20051207033009I: Blanca 1730A, Columbus, GA, December 7, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 7, 2005, 19:05 local time
- Place: Columbus, GA
- Airport: Columbus Metropolitan
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4610° N, 84.9877° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, GA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4610&lon=-84.9877&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1287R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1287R-2017-06-19) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 110 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051207033009I

## Narrative

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

(-23) BELLANCA SUPER VIKING, N1287R, MADE NORMAL APPROACH, TOUCHDOWN AND ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 06 IN CSG. LANDING GEAR INDICATED THREE GREEN LIGHTS ON FINAL APPROACH. TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE ON MAIN GEAR ONLY. DURING ROLLOUT PILOT FELT NOSE GEAR SLOWLY RETRACTING. DURING THE PROCESS OF JACKING UP THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AS THE RIGHT WING WAS BEING RAISED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO ANY OF THE THREE PASSENGERS OR THE PILOT. NO MAJOR DAMAGE INCURRED.

## Other reports on N1287R (2)

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

- [Incident 19910616024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910616024999I), Jun 16, 1991: Blanca 1730A (N1287R), Natchez, MS, Minor damage. Pilot stated he put gear handle in down position. Landed gear up. Skidded down runway.
- [Incident 19780111002589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780111002589I), Jan 11, 1978: Blanca 1730A (N1287R), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Forced landing after engine quit. Pilot failed to switch fuel selector.

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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