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FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-31ATC · North Las Vegas, NV · February 1, 2025

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Date
February 1, 2025 · 16:10 local
Place
North Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9622E
Reported as
Bellanca 17-31ATC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
2,419 total
N9622ERegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 77-31139 · Built 1977Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATCEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On 02/01/2025 16:10 PST, las Vegas, NV (vgt) a BL-17 landed runway 12R, when approaching taxiway hotel, left main gear collapsed, disabling aircraft on runway 12R. Pilot stated they had a nose gear warning light prior to landing sequence and performed gear unsafe checklist and emergency gear extension procedures. Pilot stated they tried high g-force maneuvers to force gear down, all attempts to extinguish unsafe gear indications failed. A tower flyby was performed and ATC informed pilot that all (3) landing gear appeared down. Pilot was cleared to land 12R with a successful touch down, upon rollout the left main gear collapsed causing minor damage to left wingtip, left flap and aileron, left main gear doors and pitot tube.

As the FAA filed it

ON 02/01/2025 16:10 PST, LAS VEGAS, NV (VGT) A BL-17 LANDED RUNWAY 12R, WHEN APPROACHING TAXIWAY HOTEL, LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, DISABLING AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 12R. PILOT STATED THEY HAD A NOSE GEAR WARNING LIGHT PRIOR TO LANDING SEQUENCE AND PERFORMED GEAR UNSAFE CHECKLIST AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURES. PILOT STATED THEY TRIED HIGH G-FORCE MANEUVERS TO FORCE GEAR DOWN, ALL ATTEMPTS TO EXTINGUISH UNSAFE GEAR INDICATIONS FAILED. A TOWER FLYBY WAS PERFORMED AND ATC INFORMED PILOT THAT ALL (3) LANDING GEAR APPEARED DOWN. PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND 12R WITH A SUCCESSFUL TOUCH DOWN, UPON ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO LEFT WINGTIP, LEFT FLAP AND AILERON, LEFT MAIN GEAR DOORS AND PITOT TUBE.