# Incident 19790126003529I: Blanca 1731ATC, Lansing, MI, January 26, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1979, 16:22 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capitol City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7325° N, 84.5555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7325&lon=-84.5555&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28155, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28155-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 500 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/19790126003529I

## Narrative

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

PILOT TOOK OFF IN SLUSH, RETRACTED THE GEAR BEFORE MOISTURE AND ICE EVAPORATED. COULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR.

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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