19880123008959A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30 · Barron, WI · January 23, 1988

Date: January 23, 1988 · 14:00 local
Place: Barron, WI
Airport: Barron Municipal
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7377V
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI88LA055
Reported as: Blanca 1730
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,900 total2 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N7377VRegistration cancelled Jan 26, 1998 · Bellanca 17-30S/N 30232 Airframe modelBellanca 17-30

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What happened

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Took power off too soon on short final. Descended,hit a snowbank short of runway. Passenger pilot stopped aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK POWER OFF TOO SOON ON SHORT FINAL. DESCENDED,HIT A SNOWBANK SHORT OF RUNWAY. PASSENGER PILOT STOPPED AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI88LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBarron, WIThe pilot misjudged altitude and distance and touched down short of the runway and struck a snowbank. Pax stated that the pilot cut pwr about 200 ft from the runway; the aircraft began to sink fast. The pilot applied power too late to prevent the undershoot.…Jan 23, 1988 · Substantial damage