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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Elko, NV · February 4, 2020

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Date
February 4, 2020 · 09:55 local
Place
Elko, NV
Airport
Elko Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4025B
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,700 total250 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days
N4025BRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 75-30743 · Built 1975Airframe 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.

Pilot stated prior to a planed fuel stop in Elko NV he placed the landing gear selector in the down position but only recieved 2 green lights. He recycled the gear selector with the same result. He then manually lowered the gear and did a fly by of the airport. Ground personnal reported the gear appeared to be down. Upon touchdown the nose gear collapsed causing minor damage to the fuslage and the propellor contacted the ground.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED PRIOR TO A PLANED FUEL STOP IN ELKO NV HE PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION BUT ONLY RECIEVED 2 GREEN LIGHTS. HE RECYCLED THE GEAR SELECTOR WITH THE SAME RESULT. HE THEN MANUALLY LOWERED THE GEAR AND DID A FLY BY OF THE AIRPORT. GROUND PERSONNAL REPORTED THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FUSLAGE AND THE PROPELLOR CONTACTED THE GROUND.