# Incident 19781001030719I: Blanca 1730A, Nederland, TX, October 1, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 1978, 16:00 local time
- Place: Nederland, TX
- Airport: Beaumont Port Art
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9693° N, 94.0017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nederland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9693&lon=-94.0017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28061, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28061) (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: 5,000 total, 400 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/19781001030719I

## Narrative

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

PILOT BEING DIRECTED TO PARKING ON THE GRASS. NOSE GEAR CONTACTED LIP ON RAMP EDGE. WAS BENT.

## Other reports on N28061 (3)

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

- [Incident 20190526005199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190526005199I), May 26, 2019: Bellanca 17-30A (N28061), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Aircraft was cleared to on rwy 15, the pilot then placed the gear control handle in the down position. The aircraft landing with the gear up.
- [Incident 19940919039749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940919039749I), Sep 19, 1994: Blanca 1730A (N28061), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. Veered on landing roll. Tried to go around. Stalled at 10 ft AGL. Dropped collapsing nose gear damaging main gear.
- [Incident 19880131006699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880131006699I), Jan 31, 1988: Blanca 1730A (N28061), Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. Unable to lock gear down. Emergency gear procedures tried. Nose gear retracted 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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