# Incident 19970823035169I: Blanca 1730, Pomonkey, MD, August 23, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1997, 11:36 local time
- Place: Pomonkey, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6079° N, 77.0716° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomonkey, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6079&lon=-77.0716&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7333V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7333V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30 (registry code 1220432, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,740 total, 5 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970823035169I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT DEPARTED CONCORD REGIONAL AIRPORT, NC, AT APPROXIMATELY 0920 HOURS ON A FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE MAIN AND AUXILIARY (AUX) FUEL TANKS WERE ALMOST FULL DURING THE PREFLIGHT CHECK. THE PILOT MAINTAINED RADAR AND RADIO CONTACT WITH ATC DURING THE FLIGHT CONDUCTED AT 11,500 FEET MSL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED FUEL FROM EACH AUX TANK-LEFT FOR APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES, THEN FROM THE RIGHT AUX FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 HOUR, AND THEN SWITCHED TO THE LEFT MAIN TANK UNTIL THE BEGINNING OF HIS DESCENT FROM 11,500 FEET. AFTER COMMENCING DESCENT, THE PILOT THOUGHT HE SELECTED THE RIGHT MAIN TANK, HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE RIGHT AUX TANK. AFTER THE FORCED LANDING, THE PILOT CHECKED THE FUEL TANKS AND THE RIGHT AUX WAS EMPTY AND THE RIGHT MAIN WAS ALMOST FULL. AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING ON HIGHWAY 210, THE PILOT WAS FORCED TO SWERVE THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TO AVOID COLLISION WITH A PICKUP TRUCK HE WAS OVERTAKING. AS THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT, THE WING TIP IMPACTED A WOODEN SIGN CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP ASSEMBLY. THE LEFT LANDING LIGHT LENS WAS ALSO CRACKED FROM AN UNKNOWN CAUSE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED TO MARYLAND AIRPORT, 2W5, WITH POLICE APPROVAL AND ESCORT UNDER ITS OWN POWER.

## Other reports on N7333V (2)

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

- [Accident 20201005020599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201005020599A), Oct 5, 2020: Bellanca 17-30 (N7333V), San Saba, TX, Substantial damage. On October 5, 2020. A Bellanca sv 1730-A, N7333V, departed temple Texas In route to midland Texas. At approximately 1421 CST, the engine lost Power. Pilot…
- [Incident 20101018050209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101018050209I), Oct 18, 2010: Bellanca 17-30 (N7333V), Columbus, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft lost electrical power and pilot made emergency landing. Pilot stated he was unable to get flaps or landing gear down. Upon touch down gear collapsed.…

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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