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FAA incident report · Bellanca 8KCAB · Homer, AK · July 30, 2012

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Date
July 30, 2012 · 14:30 local
Place
Homer, AK
Airport
Homer
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5026B
Reported as
Bellanca 8KCAB
Reported engine
Lycoming AEIO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
11,349 total20 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days
N5026BRegistered now · Bellanca 8KCABS/N 442-78 · Built 1978Airframe modelBellanca 8KCABEngine modelLycoming AEIO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman landed at the Homer Airport. During rollout airman stated he heard a loud pop and saw the left main landing gear fold up and hit the left wing strut. He had enough speed and momentum to continue further down the runway. He held off the wing and fuselage as long as he could, until the aircraft slowed enough and dropped on its left wing as it came to a stop on the side of the runway hitting a runway light.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN LANDED AT THE HOMER AIRPORT. DURING ROLLOUT AIRMAN STATED HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND SAW THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR FOLD UP AND HIT THE LEFT WING STRUT. HE HAD ENOUGH SPEED AND MOMENTUM TO CONTINUE FURTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY. HE HELD OFF THE WING AND FUSELAGE AS LONG AS HE COULD, UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED ENOUGH AND DROPPED ON ITS LEFT WING AS IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY LIGHT.