# Incident 19980122001919I: Blanca 1731ATC, Mesa, AZ, January 22, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1998, 12:20 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bellanca 17-31ATC (registry code 1220437, https://openairdocs.org/model/bellanca-17-31atc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BLANCA 1731ATC
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1E5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 28,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980122001919I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT NOTICED ON DOWNWIND LEG, THE NOSE GEAR LT. NOT GREEN. ATTEMPTED TO ATTAIN 3 GREEN LIGHTS BY CYCLING L/GEAR SEVERAL TIMES AND AERODYNAMICALLY MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT TO NO AVAIL. FFZ TOWER NOTIFIED EMER. EQUIP. FOR STANDBY. PILOT LANDED EASTBOUND ON RUNWAY 4R. A/C TOUCHED DOWN WITH NOSE GEAR TRAILING. AS A/C ROLLED OUT APPROX. 150 FT. THE L/H MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED SKEWING A/C OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTHSIDE DIRT. PILOT SHUT DOWN ENGINE A & D FUEL MIXTURE @ 50 FT (AGL) JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. NO INJURIES, NO POST CRASH FIRE. A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO L/H WING AND BENT PROP.

## Other reports on N106CB (3)

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

- [Incident 19930425013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930425013499I), Apr 25, 1993: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Kearney, NE, Minor damage. Appears pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed in Private alfalfa field gear up.
- [Incident 19830710035989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830710035989I), Jul 10, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Salem, MI, Minor damage. Landed gear up in a plowed field due to loss of engine power. Found throttle linkage had become disconnected.
- [Incident 19830514047629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830514047629I), May 14, 1983: Blanca 1731ATC (N106CB), Plymouth, MI, Minor damage. Right gear collapsed on rollout. Assistant airport manager stated gear was still coming down over airport boundary.

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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