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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 14-13-2 · Tucson, AZ · March 18, 2008

Date: March 18, 2008 · 13:50 local
Place: Tucson, AZ
Airport: Ryan Field
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N74285
Reported as: Blanca 14132
Reported engine: Franklin 6A4150*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 12,000 total300 in this make and model18 in the last 90 days

N74285Registration cancelled Aug 27, 2013 · Bellanca 14-13-2S/N 1398 · Built 1946 Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-2 Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 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 reports that during a local flight originating from Ryan Field, he landed the aircraft as normal when he noted that the aircraft began to sink and the propeller began to contact the ground. A mechanic on the field discovered that a bracket holding the landing gear's jackscrew nut had failed where it was welded allowing the gear to retract slowly. The only damage to the aircraft was the propeller as the fuselage did not make contact with the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTS THAT DURING A LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM RYAN FIELD, HE LANDED THE AIRCRAFT AS NORMAL WHEN HE NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK AND THE PROPELLER BEGAN TO CONTACT THE GROUND. A MECHANIC ON THE FIELD DISCOVERED THAT A BRACKET HOLDING THE LANDING GEAR'S JACKSCREW NUT HAD FAILED WHERE IT WAS WELDED ALLOWING THE GEAR TO RETRACT SLOWLY. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS THE PROPELLER AS THE FUSELAGE DID NOT MAKE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY.

Other reports on N74285 · 1

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

Incident 20010420010639IFinal Approach · Tucson, AZ(-23)While approach for landing left flap seperated from aircraft. Flaps were retracted immediatly and the aircraft became stable and landed without further incident.Apr 20, 2001 · Minor damage