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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bellanca 17-30A · London, KY · April 10, 2025

Date: April 10, 2025 · 15:00 local
Place: London, KY
Airport: London-Corbin Airport-Magee Fld
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9792E
Reported as: Bellanca 17-30A
Reported engine: Continental IO-520 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 47,974 total

N9792ERegistered now · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 76-30816 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30A Engine 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.

The pilot reported that on landing touchdown the pilot heard a scraping sound and executed a go-around. After go-around, the pilot noticed the green light for the nose gear was no longer illuminated. The pilot cycled the gear several times until the pilot felt the nose gear lock and saw all green landing gear indications. The flight then terminated with an uneventful landing.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON LANDING TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. AFTER GO-AROUND, THE PILOT NOTICED THE GREEN LIGHT FOR THE NOSE GEAR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE PILOT CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THE PILOT FELT THE NOSE GEAR LOCK AND SAW ALL GREEN LANDING GEAR INDICATIONS. THE FLIGHT THEN TERMINATED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING.

Other reports on N9792E · 2

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

Accident 20080906846019ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sparta, TN(-23) The pilot was landing on rwy 4. He stated that he touched down normally on the main gear and when the nose wheel touched, the aircraft pulled violently to the left. The aircraft departed the runway at a 45 degree angle and impacted a fence. The…Sep 6, 2008 · Substantial damage Incident 20030823028429ILevel Off Touchdown · Austin, TX(-23) The pilot said that there was no indication of a malfunction when he was landing. When he brought the nose down, it just kept going down until the prop struck the runway. There were no injuries and no fire.Aug 23, 2003 · Minor damage