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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31A · Flagstaff, AZ · July 30, 2006

Date: July 30, 2006 · 12:46 local
Place: Flagstaff, AZ
Airport: Flagstaff Pulliam Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N6556V
Reported as: Blanca 1731A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,000 total11 in this make and model11 in the last 90 days

N6556VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31AS/N 32-15 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31A Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

(-23) Upon gear down selection on arrival for landing at Flagstaff, AZ (flg) pilot states he had 2 green lights (mains), no lights for the nosegear, and the red "gear unlocked" light was illuminated. He advised the flg tower and requested a fly by. The tower advised they saw the 2 main gear, but no nose gear. He had plenty of fuel and advised flg tower that he would leave the pattern to work on his problem. After gear recycling and completing the abnormal/emergency checklist, he returned to the pattern for landing. He did one more fly by at which time the tower advised they now saw 3 landing gear. Upon landing at flg, runway 21, the nose gear did collapse during the landing rollout, leaving the runway to the left, and came to stop with the nose gear retracted, the mains extended. Damage to the aircraft was reported minor, with no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) UPON GEAR DOWN SELECTION ON ARRIVAL FOR LANDING AT FLAGSTAFF, AZ (FLG) PILOT STATES HE HAD 2 GREEN LIGHTS (MAINS), NO LIGHTS FOR THE NOSEGEAR, AND THE RED "GEAR UNLOCKED" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. HE ADVISED THE FLG TOWER AND REQUESTED A FLY BY. THE TOWER ADVISED THEY SAW THE 2 MAIN GEAR, BUT NO NOSE GEAR. HE HAD PLENTY OF FUEL AND ADVISED FLG TOWER THAT HE WOULD LEAVE THE PATTERN TO WORK ON HIS PROBLEM. AFTER GEAR RECYCLING AND COMPLETING THE ABNORMAL/EMERGENCY CHECKLIST, HE RETURNED TO THE PATTERN FOR LANDING. HE DID ONE MORE FLY BY AT WHICH TIME THE TOWER ADVISED THEY NOW SAW 3 LANDING GEAR. UPON LANDING AT FLG, RUNWAY 21, THE NOSE GEAR DID COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, LEAVING THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO STOP WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THE MAINS EXTENDED. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS REPORTED MINOR, WITH NO INJURIES.