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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Pendleton, OR · May 20, 2013

Date: May 20, 2013 · 15:51 local
Place: Pendleton, OR
Airport: Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendlet
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N39806
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 428 total25 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N39806Registered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30510 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine 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.

Pilot stated he had purchased the aircraft and was flying it back to his home. When the PIC landed for a fuel stop in riverton, WY he said the nose gear landing light flickered and went out while he was taxiing into the ramp. Maintenance personnel looked at the aircraft and determined a linkage in the nose gear was broken and welded it back together.

The PIC continued his flight westbound and made a second stop in jackson hole, WY because of weather. The PIC said when he was about to takeoff from jackson hole; the nose gear light went out again. The PIC said maintenance look at it and did not find any problems.

The PIC continued his flight to Pendleton, OR landing on runway 7. After landing, the nose gear collapsed veering the aircraft off the right side of the runway about 4,000 feet from the runway threshold. There was minor damage to the nose gear and propeller.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE HAD PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS FLYING IT BACK TO HIS HOME. WHEN THE PIC LANDED FOR A FUEL STOP IN RIVERTON, WY HE SAID THE NOSE GEAR LANDING LIGHT FLICKERED AND WENT OUT WHILE HE WAS TAXIING INTO THE RAMP. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL LOOKED AT THE AIRCRAFT AND DETERMINED A LINKAGE IN THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN AND WELDED IT BACK TOGETHER.

THE PIC CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT WESTBOUND AND MADE A SECOND STOP IN JACKSON HOLE, WY BECAUSE OF WEATHER. THE PIC SAID WHEN HE WAS ABOUT TO TAKEOFF FROM JACKSON HOLE; THE NOSE GEAR LIGHT WENT OUT AGAIN. THE PIC SAID MAINTENANCE LOOK AT IT AND DID NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS.

THE PIC CONTINUED HIS FLIGHT TO PENDLETON, OR LANDING ON RUNWAY 7. AFTER LANDING, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED VEERING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT 4,000 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER.

Other reports on N39806 · 3

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20010630018349IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Cedar Rapids, IA(-23) Upon approach to cid airport, pilot lowered landing gear. The landing gear indication light for the nose showed that it was down and locked, the other landing gear indicator lights showed that the gear was not in the down and lock position. Pilot…Jun 30, 2001 · Minor damage Incident 19910712033599IForced/Precautionary Landing · Marion, IAEngine failed on climbout. Aircraft continued straight ahead and landed in a field.Jul 12, 1991 · Minor damage Incident 19910423018239IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Marion, IAOn simulated engine failure landing the nose gear retracted. Found gear handle in up position.Apr 23, 1991 · Minor damage