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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · Goldsby, OK · July 9, 2020

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Date
July 9, 2020 · 15:15 local
Place
Goldsby, OK
Airport
David Jay Perry Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4165B
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine
Continental IO-520 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
11,800 total259 in this make and model33 in the last 90 days
N4165BRegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 76-30799 · Built 1975Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The pilot/owner of this aircraft departed wiley post airport(pwa) okc,OK. After an ADS-B installation. The pilot was returning to his home airport, (1K4). The pilot stated that he was in the pattern for landing runway 13 and completed his pre-landing checklist and observed the gear down indicator. The pilot stated a normal final approach was executed until touchdown. It was at this point he realized the gear apparently retracted. The pilot stated the touchdown was fairly smooth and nearly on centerline. No post landing fire ensued, minor damage occurred to the inboard sections of the flaps, belly and propeller tips. The pilot also reported that the both flap and gear handle were found in the down position. After the aircraft was moved to the hangar a gear retraction/extension test was performed by a certificated mechanic. It was at this time an intermittent squat switch was found, initially preventing retraction. After a few actuations of switch it began to function normal. It is undetermined on this switch's ability to interfere with gear extension, but may have been a contributing factor.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT/OWNER OF THIS AIRCRAFT DEPARTED WILEY POST AIRPORT(PWA) OKC,OK. AFTER AN ADS-B INSTALLATION. THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO HIS HOME AIRPORT, (1K4). THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PATTERN FOR LANDING RUNWAY 13 AND COMPLETED HIS PRE-LANDING CHECKLIST AND OBSERVED THE GEAR DOWN INDICATOR. THE PILOT STATED A NORMAL FINAL APPROACH WAS EXECUTED UNTIL TOUCHDOWN. IT WAS AT THIS POINT HE REALIZED THE GEAR APPARENTLY RETRACTED. THE PILOT STATED THE TOUCHDOWN WAS FAIRLY SMOOTH AND NEARLY ON CENTERLINE. NO POST LANDING FIRE ENSUED, MINOR DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE INBOARD SECTIONS OF THE FLAPS, BELLY AND PROPELLER TIPS. THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THE BOTH FLAP AND GEAR HANDLE WERE FOUND IN THE DOWN POSITION. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO THE HANGAR A GEAR RETRACTION/EXTENSION TEST WAS PERFORMED BY A CERTIFICATED MECHANIC. IT WAS AT THIS TIME AN INTERMITTENT SQUAT SWITCH WAS FOUND, INITIALLY PREVENTING RETRACTION. AFTER A FEW ACTUATIONS OF SWITCH IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMAL. IT IS UNDETERMINED ON THIS SWITCH'S ABILITY TO INTERFERE WITH GEAR EXTENSION, BUT MAY HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

Other reports on N4165B · 1

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

Incident 19790519027239ILevel Off Touchdown · Montpelier, VTPilot forgot to extend landing gear before landing.May 19, 1979 · Minor damage