# Incident 19810518033029I: Blanca 1731A, Alpine, TX, May 18, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1981, 23:00 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3639° N, 103.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alpine, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3639&lon=-103.6645&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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 500 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518033029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT GOT GEAR WARNING LIGHT WHEN GEAR EXTEND. EMERGENCY SYSTEM USED. RIGHT GEAR COLLAPSED. MOUNT BRACKET BROKEN.

## Other reports on N93489 (1)

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

- [Incident 19781117026559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781117026559I), Nov 17, 1978: Blanca 1731A (N93489), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Pilot retracted gear 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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