# Incident 20230628012979I: Bellanca 17-30A, South Lake Taho, CA, June 28, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2023, 18:25 local time
- Place: South Lake Taho, CA
- Airport: South Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9282° N, 119.9810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Lake Tahoe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9282&lon=-119.9810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33MD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33MD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELLANCA 17-30A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO 520 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 977 total, 225 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230628012979I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS FLYING AIRCRAFT FROM KHII TO KTVL AFTER ELECTRICAL MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED TO REPLACE THE VOLTAGE REGULATOR AT KHII.  UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT AT KTVL, THE PILOT REALIZED HE DID NOT PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N33MD (3)

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

- [Incident 19970210006979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970210006979I), Feb 10, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N33MD), Melbourne, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: this incident was the result of mechanical failure, the landing gear electrical power pack overheated. The pilot did everything he could do before…
- [Incident 19811218087279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811218087279I), Dec 18, 1981: Blanca 1730A (N33MD), Grand Forks, ND, Minor damage. Unable to lock down nose gear. Collapsed on landing. Hydraulic leak at power pak and burned out motor.
- [Incident 19800617054979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617054979I), Jun 17, 1980: Blanca 1730A (N33MD), Langdon, ND, Minor damage. Wheels up landing. Pilot stated that he had put the wheels down.

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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