# Incident 20260215000829I: Bellanca 17-30A, Mcallen, TX, February 15, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2026, 14:45 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Airport: Mc Allen Miller International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1761° N, 98.2380° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1761&lon=-98.2380&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8202R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8202R) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 95 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260215000829I

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1445 CST, AIRCRAFT N8202R, A BELLANCA MODEL 17-30A, SERIAL NUMBER 30418, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SHORT OF MCALLEN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MFE). DURING APPROACH, THE ENGINE STOPPED AND DESPITE MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART, ENGINE FAILED TO START. PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MFE.

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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