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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31ATC · San Carlos, CA · September 17, 1997

Date: September 17, 1997 · 17:18 local
Place: San Carlos, CA
Airport: San Carlos Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4134B
Reported as: Blanca 1731ATC
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total900 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days

N4134BRegistered now · Bellanca 17-31ATCS/N 74-31102 · Built 1974 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31ATC Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

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

Narrative: the pilot stated that after he made a moderately hard landing, the left main gear tire blew out. The aircraft then veered off into the westside infield and continued on for several hundred feet. The aircraft suffered damage to the left main landing gear and left flap. The aircraft also hit a runway light. Marks on the runway pavement and rocks kicked up onto the runway would indicate that the aircraft landed just short of the runway and suffered left main damage at that point. No pilot deviation. No 8020-11 generated. A copy of this report was supplied to san jose FSDO operation unit. This terminates the investigation and this report is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HE MADE A MODERATELY HARD LANDING, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF INTO THE WESTSIDE INFIELD AND CONTINUED ON FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND LEFT FLAP. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. MARKS ON THE RUNWAY PAVEMENT AND ROCKS KICKED UP ONTO THE RUNWAY WOULD INDICATE THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND SUFFERED LEFT MAIN DAMAGE AT THAT POINT. NO PILOT DEVIATION. NO 8020-11 GENERATED. A COPY OF THIS REPORT WAS SUPPLIED TO SAN JOSE FSDO OPERATION UNIT. THIS TERMINATES THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N4134B · 1

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

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