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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Oxnard, CA · March 17, 2014

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Date
March 17, 2014 · 12:45 local
Place
Oxnard, CA
Airport
Oxnard
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8217R
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,425 total550 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days
N8217RRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30419 · 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.

Pilot of N8217R reported a landing gear warning light to the Oxnard tower and requested a fly-by to confirm gear configuration. The tower confirmed that the gear were not fully extended. After the pilot completed the emergency gear extension procedure the gear indicated 3-green lights. The pilot made another fly-by and the tower confirmed the gear was down. After a normal touchdown and roll out, the left main gear collapsed while taxiing off the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT OF N8217R REPORTED A LANDING GEAR WARNING LIGHT TO THE OXNARD TOWER AND REQUESTED A FLY-BY TO CONFIRM GEAR CONFIGURATION. THE TOWER CONFIRMED THAT THE GEAR WERE NOT FULLY EXTENDED. AFTER THE PILOT COMPLETED THE EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE THE GEAR INDICATED 3-GREEN LIGHTS. THE PILOT MADE ANOTHER FLY-BY AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL OUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED WHILE TAXIING OFF THE RUNWAY.