# Incident 20150921015279I: Bellanca 17-30A, Mckinney, TX, September 21, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2015, 16:45 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6644V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6644V) (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 520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 105 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150921015279I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL APPROX 200 FEET AGL WHEN ENGINE SHUT DOWN. ATTEMPTED RESTART NOT SUCCESSFUL. AIRCRAFT LANDED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY IN GRASS, STRUCK AN AIRPORT RUNWAY PERIMETER LIGHT WITH A PROP BLADE AND ROLLED ONTO RUNWAY, STOPPING APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET DOWN. LEFT MLG TUBE BENT WHEN IT STRUCK THE CONCRETE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N6644V (2)

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

- [Incident 20140624010749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140624010749I), Jun 24, 2014: Bellanca 17-30A (N6644V), Cynthiana, KY, Minor damage. PIC landed aircraft on rwy 29 at 0I8 airport. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll out. Aircraft came to rest left of centerline.
- [Incident 19790701015359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790701015359I), Jul 1, 1979: Blanca 1730A (N6644V), Covington, KY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control and ran off runway.

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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