# Incident 19870923063019I: Blanca 1731ATC, Santa Fe, NM, September 23, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1987, 15:46 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, NM
- Airport: Santa Fe Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6171° N, 106.0894° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA FE RGNL (SAF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6171&lon=-106.0894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127WZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N127WZ-2012-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870923063019I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND THE NOSE GEAR FOR LANDING. UPON LANDING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. PILOTS MEDICAL HAD EXPIRED.

## Other reports on N127WZ (3)

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

- [Accident 19930630046819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930630046819A), Jun 30, 1993: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Jackson, WY, Substantial damage. Selected empty tank by mistake on approach to airport. Unable timely restart. Gear collapsed landing in rough field
- [Incident 19820528048369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820528048369I), May 28, 1982: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Midland, TX, Minor damage. Reset circuit breaker, landed gear up. Wire off override switch, silenced gear horn and stopped gear action.
- [Incident 19800417049349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800417049349I), Apr 17, 1980: Blanca 1731ATC (N127WZ), Houston, TX, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing roll. Landing gear fluid return valve sticking.

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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