# Incident 19970524022989I: Blanca 1730A, Leesburg, FL, May 24, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1997, 17:30 local time
- Place: Leesburg, FL
- Airport: Leesburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8229° N, 81.8084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LEESBURG INTL (LEE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8229&lon=-81.8084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9558E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9558E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 200 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/19970524022989I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR WAS UP LANDING WITH THREE GREENS. POWER PAC SHORTED DUE NOSE WHEEL RUBBED ON WHEEL WELL RETRACTING.

## Other reports on N9558E (2)

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

- [Accident 20021102030709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021102030709A), Nov 2, 2002: Blanca 1730A (N9558E), Pell City, AL, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 2, 2002, at 1640 CST, a bllanca BL-17-30A, N9558E registered to and operated by a private individual, crashed while attempting to land at st.…
- [Incident 19951224044549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951224044549I), Dec 24, 1995: Blanca 1730A (N9558E), Lafayette, GA, Minor damage. Narrative: during takeoff roll pilot experienced severe vibration from the nose wheel. Pilot aborted take off and the nose gear collapsed before aircraft could…

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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