# Incident 19970710041899I: Blanca 1731A, Appleton, WI, July 10, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1997, 10:14 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2798° N, 88.3883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Appleton, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2798&lon=-88.3883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39829, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39829) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31A (registry code 1220435, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 350 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/19970710041899I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JULY 10, 1997, AT 1014 CDT A BELLANCA 17-31A, N39829 REGISTERED TO DONALD B. SLESSMAN JR. RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 21 IMMEDIATELY UPON LANDING AT OUTAGAMIE CO. AIRPORT, APPLETON, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT/OWNER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT CLAIMED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP. THREE INSPECTIONS OF THE BROKE SYSTEM AND IT'S COMPONENTS WERE CONDUCTED BY THIS OFFICE, TWO IN APPLETON, WI AND ONE AT CLEVELAND WHEEL AND BRAKE DIVISION IN AVON, OH. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED THAT WOULD RESULT IN BRAKE DRAGGING OR LOCK UP.

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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