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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Blanca 17-31A · Columbus, MS · July 26, 1993

Date
July 26, 1993 · 18:52 local
Place
Columbus, MS
Airport
Columbus Afb
Phase of flight
Sfl Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39850
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA93LA165
Reported as
Blanca 1731A
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,678 total760 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Unsafe nose gear light. Shut off engine on short final and crashed short of runway. Reason unsafe gear unknown.

As the FAA filed it

UNSAFE NOSE GEAR LIGHT. SHUT OFF ENGINE ON SHORT FINAL AND CRASHED SHORT OF RUNWAY. REASON UNSAFE GEAR UNKNOWN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.