# Incident 20080318013529I: Blanca 14132, Tucson, AZ, March 18, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2008, 13:50 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1422° N, 111.1746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RYAN FLD (RYN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1422&lon=-111.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74285, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74285-2013-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 14-13-2 (registry code 1201004, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-14-13-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4150 series (registry code 27024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 14132
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6A4150*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080318013529I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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 20010420010639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010420010639I), Apr 20, 2001: Blanca 14132 (N74285), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (-23)While approach for landing left flap seperated from aircraft. Flaps were retracted immediatly and the aircraft became stable and landed without further…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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