# Incident 20090706009929I: Blanca 14132, Newburyport, MA, July 6, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2009, 14:08 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7954° N, 70.8394° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PLUM ISLAND (2B2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7954&lon=-70.8394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74378, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74378) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 140 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090706009929I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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