# Incident 19940316013329I: Blanca 1730A, Muscle Shoals, AL, March 16, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1994, 17:30 local time
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7427° N, 87.6338° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muscle Shoals, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7427&lon=-87.6338&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6636V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6636V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 457 total, 92 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/19940316013329I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: LOCAL FLIGHT, 2ND LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT 5:30 PM. DURING ROLLOUT, AIRCRAFT MADE AN ABRUPT LEFT TURN, AND PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE CAUSE FOR THE AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY WAS UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.

## Other reports on N6636V (1)

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

- [Incident 20011114029799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011114029799I), Nov 14, 2001: Blanca 1731A (N6636V), Bristol-Johnson, TN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot reported the nose gear failed to retract on takeoff and all attempts to retract failed. He continued his trip but diverted to tri-cities regional…

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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