# Incident 19910509023109I: Blanca 1730A, Avon Park, FL, May 9, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Avon Park, FL
- Airport: Avon Park Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.5897° N, 81.5073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Avon Park, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5897&lon=-81.5073&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7373V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7373V) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 78 in this make and model, 212 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910509023109I

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO EXTEND NOSE GEAR. TOWER ADVISED IT WAS COCKED. LANDED AND NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N7373V (1)

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

- [Incident 20040728021369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040728021369I), Jul 28, 2004: Blanca 1730A (N7373V), Sylacauga, AL, Minor damage. (-23) On July 28, 2004, about 1230 CST, a Bellanca 17-30A, N7373V, landed with the gear up. Investigation of the incident revealed that the hydraulic system…

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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