# Incident 19970913026629I: Blanca 1730A, Gonzales, TX, September 13, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Gonzales, TX
- Airport: Gonzales Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5125° N, 97.4472° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gonzales, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5125&lon=-97.4472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N93634 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970913026629I

## Narrative

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

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).

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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