MKC72IK050

NTSB incident investigation · Bellanca 17-30 · Salina, KS · February 22, 1972

Incident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 22, 1972
Place
Salina, KS · SALINA, KS
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N8867RBellanca 17-30
Status
Completed · report January 31, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165442

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0015  72/2/22    SALINA,KANS         BELLANCA 17-30      CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 980
        TIME - 1610                    N8867R              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SALINA MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALINA,KANS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        REMARKS- GR WARNING HORN INOP,LIGHTS OK. TEST PLT AT CTLS,PIC WAS CHIEF ENGR OF ACFT CORP.

Aircraft

Registration
N8867R
Reported as
Bellanca 17-30
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Salina Muni

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.