# Accident 19980618014399A: Blanca 1730A, Shreveport, LA, June 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1998, 17:15 local time
- Place: Shreveport, LA
- Airport: Shreveport Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5100° N, 93.7491° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5100&lon=-93.7491&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4038B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4038B) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980618014399A

## Narrative

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

ACFT RAN OFF THE RWY AND GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING, SHREVEPORT, LA. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER A 'NORMAL APPROACH' TO RUNWAY 23 AT THE SHREVEPORT REGIONAL AIRPORT (SHV), THE AIRCRAFT PULLED 'SHARPLY' TO THE RIGHT DURING THE LANDING ROLL.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TAXI SIGN AND TAXI LIGHT AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION.  THE PILOT/OWNER REPORTED THAT THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED, AND THE NOSE GEAR 'COLLAPSED IN REVERSE DIRECTION.'  A LOCAL MAINTENANCE FACILITY INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND THAT THE DOWN SPRING LOADED ROD ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED, ALLOWING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE.                           (-23) ON LANDING, NOSE STEERING LINK BROKE. PILOT LOST CONTROL AND HIT MARKER, BREAKING RIGHT WING SPAR, WHICH CAUSED GROUND LOOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW98LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA280), Jun 18, 1998: Bellanca 17-30A (N4038B), Shreveport, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collapsed nose gear as a result of failure of the nose gear locking mechanism.

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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