19890519027779I

Incident

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-30A · Palo Alto, CA · May 19, 1989

Date
May 19, 1989 · 13:35 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N8272R
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
256 total126 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Hard landing. Veered off runway. Found left gear strut had collapsed. Crack not visible in normal pre flight.

As the FAA filed it

HARD LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FOUND LEFT GEAR STRUT HAD COLLAPSED. CRACK NOT VISIBLE IN NORMAL PRE FLIGHT.

Other reports on N8272R · 1

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