# Incident 19960301005429I: Blanca 1731A, Madera, CA, March 1, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1996, 14:45 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9886° N, 120.1124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MADERA MUNI (MAE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9886&lon=-120.1124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39872, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39872-2015-05-13) (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 1731A
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540AB1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 230 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960301005429I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT, DONALD D. SORRELLS, CONVEYED TO THE REPORTING INSPECTOR THAT WHILE HE WAS ON ROLLOUT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 30 AT MADERA, AT A SPEED OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. ACCORDING TO MR. SORRELLS HE APPLIED A LITTLE RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT STILL KEPT VEERING TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT, MR. SORRELLS, THEN APPLIED HARD RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED PULLING TO THE LEFT AND EVENTUALLY SKIDDED OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SOFT/WET SOIL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ABOUT 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. MR. SORRELLS WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY MR. SORRELLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N39872 (1)

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

- [Incident 19961214043689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214043689I), Dec 14, 1996: Blanca 1731A (N39872), Madera, CA, Minor damage. Lost control on touchdown. Skidded off runway into mud. Gear prop damage. Unknown if AD on drag struts complied.

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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