# Incident 19780317013479I: Blanca 1730A, Hilton Head Isl, SC, March 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1978, 17:00 local time
- Place: Hilton Head Isl, SC
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2163° N, 80.7526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hilton Head Island, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2163&lon=-80.7526&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4003B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4003B) (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: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 150 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780317013479I

## Narrative

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

GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER HARD LANDING. A BOUNCE, THEN ANOTHER HARD LANDING.

## Other reports on N4003B (1)

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

- [Incident 19790831033499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790831033499I), Aug 31, 1979: Blanca 1731A (N4003B), Philadelphia, PA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout.

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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