# Incident 19921013049019I: Blanca 1731ATC, Albuquerque, NM, October 13, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1992, 19:00 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Albuquerque International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0416° N, 106.5560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Albuquerque Airport (1928), closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0416&lon=-106.5560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9578E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9578E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921013049019I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING. PILOT STATED RIGHT MAIN GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS NOT ON WHEN COMMITTED TO LAND.

## Other reports on N9578E (2)

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

- [Incident 20061114028949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061114028949I), Nov 14, 2006: Blanca 1731ATC (N9578E), Willimantic, CT, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot lost control of aircraft during normal landing runway 09. Aircraft veered left, departed runway, crossed grassy infield and came to rest on taxiway.
- [Incident 20021117032149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021117032149I), Nov 17, 2002: Blanca 1731ATC (N9578E), San Antonio, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he flared too high and the aircraft landed hard. The hard landing bent the landing gear. There was no structural damage. [privacy…

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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