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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Fort Meade, FL · May 4, 2014

Date: May 4, 2014 · 14:30 local
Place: Fort Meade, FL
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N11Z
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: 616 total403 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N11ZRegistration cancelled Feb 15, 2018 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30537 · Built 1973 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.

On 5/4/2014 at approximately 1400 local N11Z was cruising at 2000 ft AGL. The pilot states that he leaned the mixture to 50 degrees rop as he was trained to do. At approximately 20 minutes into the flight he started to experience a loss of engine power, he attempted to manipulate the throttle and mixture controls to try and regain engine power. The manipulation of the throttle and mixture controls did not work to reestablish engine power. He found an open field and landed the aircraft. Upon roll out after landing he hit a ridge and that caused the right main landing gear to break off and hit the right inboard side of the flap, before the aircraft came to a complete stop. The pilot was uninjured and walked away.

As the FAA filed it

ON 5/4/2014 AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 LOCAL N11Z WAS CRUISING AT 2000 FT AGL. THE PILOT STATES THAT HE LEANED THE MIXTURE TO 50 DEGREES ROP AS HE WAS TRAINED TO DO. AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, HE ATTEMPTED TO MANIPULATE THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS TO TRY AND REGAIN ENGINE POWER. THE MANIPULATION OF THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROLS DID NOT WORK TO REESTABLISH ENGINE POWER. HE FOUND AN OPEN FIELD AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. UPON ROLL OUT AFTER LANDING HE HIT A RIDGE AND THAT CAUSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO BREAK OFF AND HIT THE RIGHT INBOARD SIDE OF THE FLAP, BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND WALKED AWAY.