# Incident 19961008034939I: Blanca 1731TC, Wheatland, WY, October 8, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1996, 11:15 local time
- Place: Wheatland, WY
- Airport: Phifer Airfield Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0555° N, 104.9283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PHIFER AIRFIELD (EAN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0555&lon=-104.9283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222SN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N222SN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 60 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/19961008034939I

## Narrative

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

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.

- [Incident 19850822050769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850822050769I), Aug 22, 1985: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Bessemer, AL, Minor damage. During checkout in aircraft both pilots failed to put gear down.
- [Incident 19830215013699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830215013699I), Feb 15, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Alabaster, AL, Minor damage. Unable to extend nose gear. Landed on main gear. Shaft in actuator pump had sheared. Fluid locked nose gear.
- [Incident 19781022029739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781022029739I), Oct 22, 1978: Blanca 1731ATC (N222SN), Morgantown, WV, Minor damage. Pilot selected gear down but the gear didn't go down. Landing gear motor found to be inoperative.

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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