26.7153° N, 80.0534° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
November 28, 1981 · 03:30 local
Place
West Palm Beach, FL
Airport
International
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N6640V
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 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.
Unable to lower nose wheel landing gear. Slight bend to propeller blade tip. Motor brushes worn preventing operation
As the FAA filed it
UNABLE TO LOWER NOSE WHEEL LANDING GEAR. SLIGHT BEND TO PROPELLER BLADE TIP.MOTOR BRUSHES WORN PREVENTING OPERATION