# Incident 19870830061139I: Blanca 1730A, Shreveport, LA, August 30, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1987, 08:03 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4465° N, 93.8260° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHREVEPORT RGNL (SHV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4465&lon=-93.8260&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9607E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9607E) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870830061139I

## Narrative

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

THE NOSE GEAR FAILED TO LOCK DOWN AND COLLAPSED ON LANDING. NR 2 O RING SEAL IN GEAR SHUTTLE VALVE WERE FOUND OUT.

## Other reports on N9607E (1)

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

- [Incident 20021016032629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021016032629I), Oct 16, 2002: Blanca 1730A (N9607E), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On take off roll at approximately 30 knots the right main landing gear started to retract causing minor damage to the right wheel well covers and the…

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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