# Incident 19971028046359I: Blanca 1730A, Belen, NM, October 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1997, 18:45 local time
- Place: Belen, NM
- Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7666° N, 106.8085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belen, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7666&lon=-106.8085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4109B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4109B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-30A (registry code 1220433, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-30a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1730A
- Reported engine: CONT IO520K
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 239 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971028046359I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN HOLM ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT BELEN, NM, AT NIGHT, UNDER VFR CONDITIONS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD EXCESS AIRSPEED ON FINAL, AFTER TOUCH DOWN, IT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AND PORPOISED ON THE NOSE WHEEL, WHICH DID COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE COWL.

## Other reports on N4109B (2)

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

- [Accident 19960113009469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960113009469A), Jan 13, 1996: Blanca 1730A (N4109B), Belen, NM, Substantial damage. Uncontrolled swerve off runway landing. Damaged ribs near gear attach. Torque link improper. Right gear mount loose
- [Incident 19850523025109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523025109I), May 23, 1985: Blanca 1730A (N4109B), Eugene, OR. Engine quit after landing due to water in fuel. Fuel truck found to have water in hose.

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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