# Incident 20221101017779I: Bellanca 17-31ATC, Watkins, CO, November 1, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2022, 17:01 local time
- Place: Watkins, CO
- Airport: Colorado Air And Space Port
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7842° N, 104.5376° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLORADO AIR AND SPACE PORT (CFO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7842&lon=-104.5376&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93641, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N93641) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-31ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,836 total, 1,082 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221101017779I

## Narrative

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

DURING A LOCAL PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT COMPLETED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT FMM AND THEN SUBSEQUENT VFR MANUEVERS ENROUTE TO CFO. THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLOWN HAS A SYSTEM THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS SYSTEM WAS A NUISCANCE DURING THE VFR MANUEVERS BEING CONDUCTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS AN OVERRIDE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS THE GEAR RETRACTED DURING MANUEVERS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR DOWN SYSTEM BUT DID NOT REENGAGE ONCE THE VFR MANUEVERS WERE COMPLETE. AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLEW BACK TO CFO FOR RUNWAY 26. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SEARCHING FOR TRAFFIC. THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, BUT THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DID A "LAST CHANCE" LANDING CHECK ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 26, BUT STILL DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RWY 26 WITH THE GEAR UP AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT.

## Other reports on N93641 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830718044839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830718044839I), Jul 18, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N93641), Carson City, NV, Minor damage. Fuel pump shaft broke in flight. Made forced landing. Failure due to wear.

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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