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FAA incident report · Blanca 14-13-2 · Newburyport, MA · July 6, 2009

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Date
July 6, 2009 · 14:08 local
Place
Newburyport, MA
Airport
Plum Island
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N74378
Reported as
Blanca 14132
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
300 total140 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N74378Registered now · Bellanca 14-13-2S/N 1491 · Built 1947Airframe modelBellanca 14-13-2Engine 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.

Distribution: original AEA-230 faast manager, EA-61 file, AAI-200 (via fax: 202-267-5043, AFS-620, AEA-530. See attached narrative sheet: N74378, Bellanca cruisair senior, BL-1413-2, landed hard at Plum Island Airport (2B2) Newburyport mass, at 14:08 EDT, Monday 07/06/2009, no injuries to the two people on board. The right main landing gear collapsed causing the propeller to hit the ground. There was sudden engine stoppage and damage to the right aileron. The aircaft was landing on the grass runway 14: wind was 10 KTS at 120 degrees. The grass runway is 2300 x 100 ft. obstructions: 10FT., trees, 200FT., from runway. The pilot stated that he was going to Plum Island (for the first time) to see the sights. privacy data omitted (Pilot and a/c owner) stated that on approach he wanted to touch down on the threshold. On his approach eyewitnesses stated that it appeared he started out with a head wind but it dissipated on his flare and the aircraft dropped in hard from 10-15 feet collapsing the right main gear. The right aileron is damaged along with the propeller, sudden engine stoppage and the drag brace for the right main gear. Repairs and a thorough inspection should be accomplished before further flight on a ferry permit. This is an incident and not an aircraft accident.

As the FAA filed it

DISTRIBUTION: ORIGINAL AEA-230 FAAST MANAGER, EA-61 FILE, AAI-200 (VIA FAX: 202-267-5043, AFS-620, AEA-530. SEE ATTACHED NARRATIVE SHEET: N74378, BELLANCA CRUISAIR SENIOR, BL-1413-2, LANDED HARD AT PLUM ISLAND AIRPORT (2B2) NEWBURYPORT MASS, AT 14:08 EDT, MONDAY 07/06/2009, NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PEOPLE ON BOARD. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO HIT THE GROUND. THERE WAS SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AILERON. THE AIRCAFT WAS LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 14: WIND WAS 10 KTS AT 120 DEGREES. THE GRASS RUNWAY IS 2300 X 100 FT. OBSTRUCTIONS: 10FT., TREES, 200FT., FROM RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS GOING TO PLUM ISLAND (FOR THE FIRST TIME) TO SEE THE SIGHTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (PILOT AND A/C OWNER) STATED THAT ON APPROACH HE WANTED TO TOUCH DOWN ON THE THRESHOLD. ON HIS APPROACH EYEWITNESSES STATED THAT IT APPEARED HE STARTED OUT WITH A HEAD WIND BUT IT DISSIPATED ON HIS FLARE AND THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED IN HARD FROM 10-15 FEET COLLAPSING THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. THE RIGHT AILERON IS DAMAGED ALONG WITH THE PROPELLER, SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE AND THE DRAG BRACE FOR THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR. REPAIRS AND A THOROUGH INSPECTION SHOULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BEFORE FURTHER FLIGHT ON A FERRY PERMIT. THIS IS AN INCIDENT AND NOT AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.