19961008034939I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1731TC · Wheatland, WY · October 8, 1996

Date
October 8, 1996 · 11:15 local
Place
Wheatland, WY
Airport
Phifer Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N222SN
Reported as
Blanca 1731TC
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total60 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: the pilot reported that he lost control of the airplane when it porpoised on the landing roll. The airplane exited the runway to the north and hit a runway light. The nosewheel and tire were broken off and the propeller was bent aft. privacy data omitted The investigation closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE WHEN IT PORPOISED ON THE LANDING ROLL. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE NOSEWHEEL AND TIRE WERE BROKEN OFF AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AFT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

Other reports on N222SN · 3

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