# Incident 20120410005939I: Bellanca 17-30A, Melbourne, FL, April 10, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2012, 19:19 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9612E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9612E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120410005939I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MADE NORMAL MAAIN GEAR FIRST TOUCHDOWN, WHEN NOSE GEAR LOWERED TO RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TOWARD THE RIGHT. FULL LEFT PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR DUG INTO THE GRASS AND THEN NOSE COLLAPSED. DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, AND PROPELLER.

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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