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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Blanca 17-30A · Ruidoso, NM · December 1, 1996

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Date
December 1, 1996 · 08:45 local
Place
Ruidoso, NM
Airport
Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N39812
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA053
Reported as
Blanca 1730A
Reported engine
Continental IO520K
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
400 total205 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N39812Registration cancelled Nov 14, 2012 · Bellanca 17-30AS/N 73-30489 · Built 1973Airframe modelBellanca 17-30AEngine modelContinental IO-520 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Blew a tire landing. Lost control. Tried to around 90 degrees of runway. Unable climb. Aborted. (-23) on December 1, 1996, at 1037 mountain standard time, a bellance 17-30A airplane, N39812, was substantially damaged following a loss of control while landing near Ruidoso, new Mexico. The airplane was owned and operated by a private owner. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight for which a flight plan was not filed. The flight originated from santa teresa, new Mexico, at 0815. According to the pilot, directional control was lost while on the landing roll for runway 24 at the Sierra Blanca Regional Airport, near Ruidoso, new Mexico. The pilot added that after the airplane left the runway, he attempted to no avail to abort the landing. Examination of the airplane revealed that all 3 landing gears collapsed and separated from the airframe and both wings sustained structural damage. The pilot further stated that "the winds at the time of the accident were right down the runway, and therefore not a factor."

As the FAA filed it

BLEW A TIRE LANDING. LOST CONTROL. TRIED TO AROUND 90 DEGREES OF RUNWAY. UNABLE CLIMB. ABORTED. (-23) ON DECEMBER 1, 1996, AT 1037 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A BELLANCE 17-30A AIRPLANE, N39812, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE LANDING NEAR RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE OWNER. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT FOR WHICH A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO, AT 0815. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLL FOR RUNWAY 24 AT THE SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT, NEAR RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO. THE PILOT ADDED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY, HE ATTEMPTED TO NO AVAIL TO ABORT THE LANDING. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT ALL 3 LANDING GEARS COLLAPSED AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME AND BOTH WINGS SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT "THE WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE RIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND THEREFORE NOT A FACTOR."

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW97LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportRuidoso, NMfailure of the pilot to maintain directional control during landing roll, and his delayed aborted landing. The gusty crosswind and blown left main tire were considered to be related factors.Dec 1, 1996 · Substantial damage