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FAA incident report · Bellanca 14-13 · Lakeville, MN · July 6, 2025

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Date
July 6, 2025 · 10:00 local
Place
Lakeville, MN
Airport
Airlake
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N86719
Reported as
Bellanca 14-13
Reported engine
Franklin 6A4-150 B3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,569 total295 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days
N86719Registered now · Bellanca 14-13S/N 1080 · Built 1946Airframe modelBellanca 14-13Engine modelFranklin 6A4150 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

PIC departed to destination airport. PIC stated that due to an aviation event at the destination airport the traffic pattern was busier than usual. Additionally, PIC stated that he was distracted due to operational differences (RPM restriction) of newly installed propeller. As the PIC landed, the propeller struck the runway, and the aircraft settled onto the retracted landing gear. The PIC steered the aircraft onto the grass before the aircraft came to a rest.

As the FAA filed it

PIC DEPARTED TO DESTINATION AIRPORT. PIC STATED THAT DUE TO AN AVIATION EVENT AT THE DESTINATION AIRPORT THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS BUSIER THAN USUAL. ADDITIONALLY, PIC STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED DUE TO OPERATIONAL DIFFERENCES (RPM RESTRICTION) OF NEWLY INSTALLED PROPELLER. AS THE PIC LANDED, THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RETRACTED LANDING GEAR. THE PIC STEERED THE AIRCRAFT ONTO THE GRASS BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST.