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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Buhl, ID · March 12, 2017

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Date
March 12, 2017 · 16:30 local
Place
Buhl, ID
Airport
Buhl Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1971V
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total55 in this make and model19 in the last 90 days
N1971VRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 30395Airframe 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.

Received a phone call from pilot monday-march 13, 2017 that was involved in a gear-up landing at Buhl, Idaho (U03) at 1630 MDT on Sunday March 12, 2017. Pilot reported he was conducting takeoff and landings to become current in an airplane he had not flown in a couple of years. Pilot said he had accomplished approxamately 12 takeoff and landings when the event occurred. Pilot said he had a green landing gear down and locked indication upon landing gear extension on downwind leg.

Inspected aircraft wednesday-march 15, 2017. Accompanied by 1 other operations inspector and 2 airworthiness inspectors. Airworthiness inspectors. All aircraft and pilot documentation in order.

Aircraft was on jack stands when we arrived. Conducted operational check of normal, auto-axtion & emergency landing gear extension systems-all normal.

Landing gear squat switches replaced recently, possible electrical wiring anomaly as both owner and pilot verbalized.

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM PILOT MONDAY-MARCH 13, 2017 THAT WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR-UP LANDING AT BUHL, IDAHO (U03) AT 1630 MDT ON SUNDAY MARCH 12, 2017. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS CONDUCTING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS TO BECOME CURRENT IN AN AIRPLANE HE HAD NOT FLOWN IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. PILOT SAID HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED APPROXAMATELY 12 TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. PILOT SAID HE HAD A GREEN LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION UPON LANDING GEAR EXTENSION ON DOWNWIND LEG.

INSPECTED AIRCRAFT WEDNESDAY-MARCH 15, 2017. ACCOMPANIED BY 1 OTHER OPERATIONS INSPECTOR AND 2 AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS. AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS. ALL AIRCRAFT AND PILOT DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER.

AIRCRAFT WAS ON JACK STANDS WHEN WE ARRIVED. CONDUCTED OPERATIONAL CHECK OF NORMAL, AUTO-AXTION & EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEMS-ALL NORMAL.

LANDING GEAR SQUAT SWITCHES REPLACED RECENTLY, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL WIRING ANOMALY AS BOTH OWNER AND PILOT VERBALIZED.