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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Marysville, OH · March 16, 2012

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Date
March 16, 2012 · 19:15 local
Place
Marysville, OH
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N34MD
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total19 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N34MDRegistration cancelled Sep 6, 2025 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30503 · Built 1972Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine 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.

On 04/10/2012 the pilot related the following about the landing on 03/16/2012 at mrt. He was doing personal flying with the aircraft on the evening of Friday 3/16/2012. On the approach to the landing, he saw green, touched down, felt the left touch and the right touch and then fold and then the nose gear folded. The aircraft started skidding off to the right into the grass. On 04/09/2012, the observed damage was limited to right landing gear doors, the engine right exhaust stack was bent , the propeller was off the aircraft being repaired. The condition/status of the engine is unknown at this time.

As the FAA filed it

ON 04/10/2012 THE PILOT RELATED THE FOLLOWING ABOUT THE LANDING ON 03/16/2012 AT MRT. HE WAS DOING PERSONAL FLYING WITH THE AIRCRAFT ON THE EVENING OF FRIDAY 3/16/2012. ON THE APPROACH TO THE LANDING, HE SAW GREEN, TOUCHED DOWN, FELT THE LEFT TOUCH AND THE RIGHT TOUCH AND THEN FOLD AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR FOLDED. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SKIDDING OFF TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS. ON 04/09/2012, THE OBSERVED DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO RIGHT LANDING GEAR DOORS, THE ENGINE RIGHT EXHAUST STACK WAS BENT , THE PROPELLER WAS OFF THE AIRCRAFT BEING REPAIRED. THE CONDITION/STATUS OF THE ENGINE IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.