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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 8GCBC · Jackson, WY · September 22, 1979

Date
September 22, 1979 · 10:05 local
Place
Jackson, WY
Airport
Jackson Hole
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5052W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN79DTC27
Reported as
Blanca 8GCBC
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total500 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Right main landing gear broke off in touchdown. Landing gear u bolt failed. Acft damaged in resulting ground loop

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF IN TOUCHDOWN. LANDING GEAR U BOLT FAILED. ACFT DAMAGED IN RESULTING GROUND LOOP

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.