# Incident 19951224044549I: Blanca 1730A, Lafayette, GA, December 24, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, GA
- Airport: Barwick Lafayette Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6880° N, 85.2905° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARWICK LAFAYETTE (9A5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6880&lon=-85.2905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224044549I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING TAKEOFF ROLL PILOT EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATION FROM THE NOSE WHEEL. PILOT ABORTED TAKE OFF AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED BEFORE AIRCRAFT COULD BE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE STEERING COLLAR ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED. ADVISED MECHANIC TO COMPLETE FAA FORM 8010-4 MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT AS SOON AS THE CORRECT PART NUMBER WAS ESTABLISHED.

## Other reports on N9558E (2)

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

- [Accident 20021102030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021102030709A), Nov 2, 2002: Blanca 1730A (N9558E), Pell City, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 2, 2002, at 1640 CST, a bllanca BL-17-30A, N9558E registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed while attempting to land at st.…
- [Incident 19970524022989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970524022989I), May 24, 1997: Blanca 1730A (N9558E), Leesburg, FL, Minor damage. Nose gear was up landing with three greens. Power pac shorted due nose wheel rubbed on wheel well retracting.

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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