FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Winona, MN · March 25, 1979
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot found gear selector in the up position, put it down, taxied out. Left main collapsed.
PILOT FOUND GEAR SELECTOR IN THE UP POSITION, PUT IT DOWN, TAXIED OUT. LEFT MAIN COLLAPSED.
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.