# Incident 19820506023469I: Blanca 1731, Chantilly, VA, May 6, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1982, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chantilly, VA
- Airport: Dulles
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8892° N, 77.4421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chantilly, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8892&lon=-77.4421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28097, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28097) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 100 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820506023469I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FIRST TIME. FINALLY CAME DOWN. LANDED NORMAL. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

## Other reports on N28097 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930404011949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930404011949I), Apr 4, 1993: Blanca 1730A (N28097), Harrison, AR, Minor damage. Pilot struck an approach light on approach to land. Landed safely.

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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