# Incident 19890519027779I: Blanca 1730A, Palo Alto, CA, May 19, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1989, 13:35 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8272R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8272R-1998-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 256 total, 126 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890519027779I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Accident 19890929037379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890929037379A), Sep 29, 1989: Blanca 1730A (N8272R), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on final. Landed short in harbor. Fuel contamination. Electric fuel pump vanes worn by particles.

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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