# Incident 19940101003399I: Blanca 1731ATC, Palo Alto, CA, January 1, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1994, 14:30 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3965° N, 122.1431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palo Alto, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3965&lon=-122.1431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9740E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9740E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940101003399I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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