# Incident 20160428015229I: Bellanca 17-30A, Benton, AR, April 28, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2016, 08:18 local time
- Place: Benton, AR
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5774° N, 92.5726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Benton, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5774&lon=-92.5726&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6700V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6700V-2018-05-31) (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 520
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160428015229I

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 28, 2016 AT 0815 CST, A BELLANCA 17-30A, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER FROM PINE BLUFF, AR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER PART 91 OPERATING RULES FOR LEISURE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING AT WINNFIELD, LA (OR5) AND  ENROUTE TO SALINE COUNTY MUNICIPAL, BRYANT, AR (KSUZ). THE PILOT IN COMMAND  STATED ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 02 APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF MILES OUT THE AIRCRAFT?S ENGINE QUIT.  AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS AND ATTEMPTING RESTARTING THE ENGINE HE WAS FORCED TO PERFORM A DEAD STICK LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS SHORT OF THE END OF RUNWAY 02. AT TOUCH DOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED RESULTING IN THE PROPELLERS DAMAGE. RIGHT MAIN GEAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED WITH ANY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGED.  THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N6700V (3)

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

- [Accident 19950406007479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950406007479A), Apr 6, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N6700V), Midland, TX, Substantial damage. Swerved on takeoff roll. Aborted. Lost directional control. Struck VASI light. (-19) on April 6, 1995, at 1416 central daylight time, a Bellanca 17-30A,…
- [Incident 19950121003929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950121003929I), Jan 21, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N6700V), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. Narrative: aircraft departed the runway during crosswind landing. Nose wheel collapsed, damaged propeller, and bottom of cowling.
- [Incident 19800224031559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800224031559I), Feb 24, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N6700V), Kansas City, KS, Minor damage. Nose gear unsafe light on after normal extension.. Would not free fall. Nose gear collapsed after touchdown.

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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