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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Warsaw, IN · June 22, 2019

Date: June 22, 2019 · 20:05 local
Place: Warsaw, IN
Airport: Warsaw Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N495RF
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 4
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot

N495RFRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30613 · 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 June 22, 2019, N495RF, a Bellanca 17-13A, serial number 7330613, landed gear-up at the Warsaw Municipal Airport in Warsaw, Indiana. The aircraft slid down the runway 09 and departed the runway surface coming to a rest in the grass 15 feet to the right of the paved surface approximately 2000 feet from the approach end of 09. Visual damage included the propeller, bottom fuselage fabric, main gear doors, and flaps. There were three passengers on board in addition to the pilot; none reported suffering injuries. The pilot admitted to the Indiana state police that he had forgotten to take the gear handle out of the retracted position before landing.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 22, 2019, N495RF, A BELLANCA 17-13A, SERIAL NUMBER 7330613, LANDED GEAR-UP AT THE WARSAW MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN WARSAW, INDIANA. THE AIRCRAFT SLID DOWN THE RUNWAY 09 AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE COMING TO A REST IN THE GRASS 15 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE PAVED SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 2000 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF 09. VISUAL DAMAGE INCLUDED THE PROPELLER, BOTTOM FUSELAGE FABRIC, MAIN GEAR DOORS, AND FLAPS. THERE WERE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD IN ADDITION TO THE PILOT; NONE REPORTED SUFFERING INJURIES. THE PILOT ADMITTED TO THE INDIANA STATE POLICE THAT HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TAKE THE GEAR HANDLE OUT OF THE RETRACTED POSITION BEFORE LANDING.