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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 1730A · Gonzales, TX · September 13, 1997

Date: September 13, 1997 · 15:00 local
Place: Gonzales, TX
Airport: Gonzales Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N93634
Reported as: Blanca 1730A
Reported engine: Continental IO520*
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

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

Aircraft bounced and ran off runway on landing. Landing gear collapsed, cames to rest in grass. (-23)the aircraft landed on runway 15 at Gonzales, Texas. The aircraft skidded off the runway to the left side. There were skid marks left by the main landing gear. The aircraft cleared a ditch and struck the ground on the other side. The impact sheared off the left main gear, collapsed the other gear and bent the propeller. There was also damage to the left flap (for the gear).

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND RAN OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING. LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, CAMES TO REST IN GRASS. (-23)THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 15 AT GONZALES, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THERE WERE SKID MARKS LEFT BY THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED A DITCH AND STRUCK THE GROUND ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, COLLAPSED THE OTHER GEAR AND BENT THE PROPELLER. THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FLAP (FOR THE GEAR).