# Incident 19940110000289I: Blanca 1730, Silver Springs, NV, January 10, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1994, 15:36 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Airport: Silver Springs Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4031° N, 119.2512° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SILVER SPRINGS (SPZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4031&lon=-119.2512&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4876V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4876V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,700 total, 404 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940110000289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT ENTERED AT LEFT DOWNWIND FOR LANDING, SLOWED TO 100 KIAS AND SELECTED LANDING GEAR DOWN. PILOT AND PASSENGER OBSERVED 3 GREEN, GEAR SAFE INDICATION. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AT 90 KIAS; HOWEVER, ON ROLL OUT, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET BEYOND THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE DIRT. IN A CONVERSATION WITH A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AUTHORIZED TO REPAIR THIS TYPE OF AIRCRAFT, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD SUCH FAILURE REPORTED WITH AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED. INCIDENT DOES NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION REPORT FORM 8020-17.

## Other reports on N4876V (1)

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

- [Accident 19741208043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741208043079A), Dec 8, 1974: Blanca 1730 (N4876V), Portland, OR, Substantial damage. Distracted by otr acft.

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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