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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Conchas Dam, NM · June 24, 2007

Date: June 24, 2007 · 09:00 local
Place: Conchas Dam, NM
Airport: Conchas Lake
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8847V
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Reported engine: Continental IO520K
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 300 total200 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N8847VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30359 · Built 1971 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine 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) At approximately 0900 local on June 24, 2007, N8847V, a Bellanca model 17-30A airplane, serial number 30359, landed with the gear in the up position at the Conchas airport (E89) at Conchas, new Mexico with no injuries to the three persons on board (pilot and two passengers). The pilot reported the electrical system failed and he was unable to lower the landing gear via normal operating procedures. The pilot attempted to lower the landing gear via emergency procedures with no success. The aircraft landed and skidded to a stop on the runway. VMC conditions prevailed. There was damage to the engine due to sudden stoppage, propeller due to striking the runway paved surface, the lower surface of the fuselage and landing gear doors due to contact with and skidding on the runway paved surface. Post incident inspection of the aircraft revealed the shuttle valve was malfunctioning preventing the emergency system from operating.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 LOCAL ON JUNE 24, 2007, N8847V, A BELLANCA MODEL 17-30A AIRPLANE, SERIAL NUMBER 30359, LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AT THE CONCHAS AIRPORT (E89) AT CONCHAS, NEW MEXICO WITH NO INJURIES TO THE THREE PERSONS ON BOARD (PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS). THE PILOT REPORTED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND HE WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR VIA NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR VIA EMERGENCY PROCEDURES WITH NO SUCCESS. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE DUE TO SUDDEN STOPPAGE, PROPELLER DUE TO STRIKING THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE, THE LOWER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE AND LANDING GEAR DOORS DUE TO CONTACT WITH AND SKIDDING ON THE RUNWAY PAVED SURFACE. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE SHUTTLE VALVE WAS MALFUNCTIONING PREVENTING THE EMERGENCY SYSTEM FROM OPERATING.