# Accident 19970306010149A: Blanca 1730A, Monroe, MI, March 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1997, 14:10 local time
- Place: Monroe, MI
- Airport: Custer Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9104° N, 83.3801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9104&lon=-83.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8782V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8782V-1997-07-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 44 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970306010149A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PREPARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21. THE WINDS WERE FROM 280 DEGREES AT 18 MPH GUSTING TO 25 MPH.  TO COUNTER THE RIGHT CROSSWIND, HE APPLIED RIGHT AILERON AND LEFT RUDDER.  ON SHORT FINAL TO RUNWAY 21, THE AIRPLANE WAS ESTABLISHED ON CENTERLINE AT 90 TO 95 MPH.  DURING THE FLARE THE PILOT REDUCED POWER.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, IT 'SLAMMED' DOWN TO THE PAVEMENT.  THE AIRPLANE PITCHED OVER TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  IT IMPACTED THE SECOND ROW OF VASI LIGHTS.  THE SKID MARKS INDICATED THAT FULL BRAKES WERE USED.  THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND WENT INTO A DITCH WHICH PARALLELED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT A LARGE STAND OF TREES ABOUT 600 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE WEST CREATED A TURBULENT WIND SITUATION AT THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21.  THE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO ANOMALIES TO THE FLIGHT CONTROLS OR ENGINE.                                 (-23) WHILE FLARING FOR LANDING RIGHT WING TIP HIT THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT, HIT VASI LIGHTS, COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI97LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA079), Mar 6, 1997: Bellanca 17-30A (N8782V), Monroe, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing. Factors included the inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions, the crosswind, and gusts.

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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