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FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Medford, OR · January 8, 2006

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Date
January 8, 2006 · 17:02 local
Place
Medford, OR
Airport
Medford-Jackson County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1298R
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
600 total300 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N1298RRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30479 · 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) On January 8, 2006, during a local flight in the vicinity of the Medford Oregon airport, the pilot of a Bellanca super viking N1298R noticed the gear light flickering indicating that the gear was not up and locked. When the pilot attempted to extend the gear and land, the gear lights indicated that the gear was in transit and did not give a gear "down and locked" indication. After following all of the emergency gear extension procedures in the pilots operating handbook, he requested permission to fly by the tower to check gear position. The tower indicated that the nose gear did not appear down and locked. The pilot privacy data omitted again attempted to extend the gear. The tower again indicated that the nose gear appeared to be only partially down. The pilot privacy data omitted attempted to land at approximately 17:02 local time. Shortly after landing the right main gear collapsed causing minor damage to the tail hook area, the right main gear door, right wing tip and aileron. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 8, 2006, DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF THE MEDFORD OREGON AIRPORT, THE PILOT OF A BELLANCA SUPER VIKING N1298R NOTICED THE GEAR LIGHT FLICKERING INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT UP AND LOCKED. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR AND LAND, THE GEAR LIGHTS INDICATED THAT THE GEAR WAS IN TRANSIT AND DID NOT GIVE A GEAR "DOWN AND LOCKED" INDICATION. AFTER FOLLOWING ALL OF THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES IN THE PILOTS OPERATING HANDBOOK, HE REQUESTED PERMISSION TO FLY BY THE TOWER TO CHECK GEAR POSITION. THE TOWER INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT APPEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE GEAR. THE TOWER AGAIN INDICATED THAT THE NOSE GEAR APPEARED TO BE ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT APPROXIMATELY 17:02 LOCAL TIME. SHORTLY AFTER LANDING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL HOOK AREA, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOOR, RIGHT WING TIP AND AILERON. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

Other reports on N1298R · 1

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