# Incident 19870508033629I: Blanca 1730A, Janesville, WI, May 8, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1987, 10:30 local time
- Place: Janesville, WI
- Airport: Rock Co.
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6828° N, 89.0187° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Janesville, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6828&lon=-89.0187&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8844V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8844V-2004-03-04) (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 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870508033629I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED AS NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN.  STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT BEFORE CORRECTION COULD BE MADE.

## Other reports on N8844V (2)

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

- [Accident 20010304003699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010304003699A), Mar 4, 2001: Blanca 1730A (N8844V), Sylacauga, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed mobile regional for Sylacauga, Alabama. The winds at the time of the accident were gusty. The pilot landed the a/c at higher than normal…
- [Accident 19740624019019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740624019019A), Jun 24, 1974: Blanca 1730A (N8844V), Austin, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to chg rudder input at t/d.nose whl not aligned with rwy.

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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