# Accident 19921210051999A: Blanca 1730, Little Rock, AR, December 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1992, 15:49 local time
- Place: Little Rock, AR
- Airport: Adams Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7303° N, 92.2308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7303&lon=-92.2308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6682V (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- Reported engine: CONT IO520D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,463 total, 103 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921210051999A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED DUE SIDELOAD AND WORN DOWNLOCK DURING CROSSWIND LANDING. ROTATED AND COLLAPSED LEFT GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW93LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA049), Dec 10, 1992: Bellanca 17-30 (N6682V), Little Rock, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE COLLAPSING OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR AS RESULT OF A WORN GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.

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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