19940101003399I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · Palo Alto, CA · January 1, 1994

Date: January 1, 1994 · 14:30 local
Place: Palo Alto, CA
Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9740E
Reported as: Blanca 1731ATC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N9740ERegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 76-31129 · Built 1976 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATC Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: on January 1, 1994 at 14:00 PST a Bellanca viking N9740E was involved in a landing incident during a personal pleasure flight terminating at Palo Alto airport. VFR conditions prevailed and a VFR flight plan was not filed. William wallace, who was the pilot in command stated in a telephone conversation that upon rollout from a routine landing, the left main landing gear torque link broke due to metal fatigue, causing the wheel to turn 90 degrees to the original position. The aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway. There was no further damage to the aircraft or airport property. There were no injuries. After a short delay, the aircraft was towed off the runway. No 8020-11 was generated and no pilot deviation was filed. Airworthiness unit has been advised of the material failure. This concludes this investigation.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON JANUARY 1, 1994 AT 14:00 PST A BELLANCA VIKING N9740E WAS INVOLVED IN A LANDING INCIDENT DURING A PERSONAL PLEASURE FLIGHT TERMINATING AT PALO ALTO AIRPORT. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. WILLIAM WALLACE, WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND STATED IN A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THAT UPON ROLLOUT FROM A ROUTINE LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR TORQUE LINK BROKE DUE TO METAL FATIGUE, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO TURN 90 DEGREES TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OR AIRPORT PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTER A SHORT DELAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. NO 8020-11 WAS GENERATED AND NO PILOT DEVIATION WAS FILED. AIRWORTHINESS UNIT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE MATERIAL FAILURE. THIS CONCLUDES THIS INVESTIGATION.