# Incident 19900616032689I: Blanca 1730A, Aspen, CO, June 16, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1990, 08:10 local time
- Place: Aspen, CO
- Airport: Aspen-Pitkin Co - Sardy Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2219° N, 106.8682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ASPEN-PITKIN COUNTY/SARDY FLD (ASE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2219&lon=-106.8682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9653E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9653E) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616032689I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED AS NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN. GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID PARKED AIRCRAFT. STEERING SCISSORS WERE CRACKED.

## Other reports on N9653E (2)

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

- [Incident 20020106000029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020106000029I), Jan 6, 2002: Blanca 1730A (N9653E), Plainview, TX, Minor damage. (-23) According to miller flying service mechanic (dewayne), the nose gear has a spiral snap ring inside the strut which is the stop for the gear strut…
- [Incident 19830430028909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830430028909I), Apr 30, 1983: Blanca 1730A (N9653E), Amarillo, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft veered off runway on touch down. Hit a dirt embankment. Landing gear collapsed. Nose gear tire found flat.

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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