# Incident 19781117026559I: Blanca 1731A, Sarasota, FL, November 17, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1978, 19:26 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Bradenton
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3383° N, 82.5437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sarasota, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3383&lon=-82.5437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93489, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N93489-2020-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,538 total, 571 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/19781117026559I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETRACTED GEAR ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N93489 (1)

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

- [Incident 19810518033029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518033029I), May 18, 1981: Blanca 1731A (N93489), Alpine, TX, Minor damage. Pilot got gear warning light when gear extend. Emergency system used. Right gear collapsed. Mount bracket broken.

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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