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FAA incident report · Blanca 14-19-3 · Imperial, CA · February 17, 2007

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Date
February 17, 2007 · 14:00 local
Place
Imperial, CA
Airport
Imperial County
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8864R
Reported as
Blanca 14193
Reported engine
Continental IO470F
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,500 total45 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8864RRegistered now · Bellanca 14-19-3S/N 4226 · Built 1961Airframe modelBellanca 14-19-3Engine modelContinental I0-470 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 called to report that he performed a partial wheel up landing at Imperial airport. He stated there were two passengers on board. The pilot privacy data omitted reported that after takeoff he noticed an abnormality in the gear retraction. He attempted to extend the landing gear to investigate the anomaly and the nose wheel would not indicate down and locked. He reports that he flew around the local area for two hours to burn off fuel, to secure help from others on the ground via the radio and to attempt to extend the landing gear with the POH abnormal procedure. He determined that the main landing gear appeared down and locked but the nose wheel would extend only partially. He landed on runway 8 after securing the engine and shutting down all electrical power. He was able to hold the nose off until the elevator lost effectiveness and allowed the nose to settle softly onto the runway. There were no injuries to the occupants. There was no damage to the airport facilities. The bottom of the cowl received minor paint scratches. The pilot privacy data omitted enlisted help to pull down on the tail to raise the nose and he then pulled the nose wheel into the down and locked position. He was able to taxi back to his hangar.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT CALLED TO REPORT THAT HE PERFORMED A PARTIAL WHEEL UP LANDING AT IMPERIAL AIRPORT. HE STATED THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ REPORTED THAT AFTER TAKEOFF HE NOTICED AN ABNORMALITY IN THE GEAR RETRACTION. HE ATTEMPTED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR TO INVESTIGATE THE ANOMALY AND THE NOSE WHEEL WOULD NOT INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. HE REPORTS THAT HE FLEW AROUND THE LOCAL AREA FOR TWO HOURS TO BURN OFF FUEL, TO SECURE HELP FROM OTHERS ON THE GROUND VIA THE RADIO AND TO ATTEMPT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR WITH THE POH ABNORMAL PROCEDURE. HE DETERMINED THAT THE MAIN LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN AND LOCKED BUT THE NOSE WHEEL WOULD EXTEND ONLY PARTIALLY. HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 8 AFTER SECURING THE ENGINE AND SHUTTING DOWN ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. HE WAS ABLE TO HOLD THE NOSE OFF UNTIL THE ELEVATOR LOST EFFECTIVENESS AND ALLOWED THE NOSE TO SETTLE SOFTLY ONTO THE RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT FACILITIES. THE BOTTOM OF THE COWL RECEIVED MINOR PAINT SCRATCHES. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ ENLISTED HELP TO PULL DOWN ON THE TAIL TO RAISE THE NOSE AND HE THEN PULLED THE NOSE WHEEL INTO THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. HE WAS ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO HIS HANGAR.