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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Blanca 17-31A · Hemet, CA · November 26, 1998

Date: November 26, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place: Hemet, CA
Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N4128B
Reported as: Blanca 1731A
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1E5
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,936 total294 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days

N4128BRegistration cancelled Mar 7, 2000 · Bellanca 17-31AS/N 75-32-148 Airframe modelBellanca 17-31A

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What happened

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

Acft left brake locked during landing causing acft to veer off the runway striking a wood box which ruptured fuel tank. Subsequent fire destroyed acft. The pilot repprted that after landing he applied the brakes in a normal manner and the left brake locked causing the aircraft to swerve to the left and the aircraft departed the runway. The aircraft was removed back to the hanger tie down area, it was left out side of the hanger due to a leaking left wing tank. About one hour later the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. This investigation is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LEFT BRAKE LOCKED DURING LANDING CAUSING ACFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A WOOD BOX WHICH RUPTURED FUEL TANK. SUBSEQUENT FIRE DESTROYED ACFT. THE PILOT REPPRTED THAT AFTER LANDING HE APPLIED THE BRAKES IN A NORMAL MANNER AND THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED BACK TO THE HANGER TIE DOWN AREA, IT WAS LEFT OUT SIDE OF THE HANGER DUE TO A LEAKING LEFT WING TANK. ABOUT ONE HOUR LATER THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT FIRE AND WAS DESTROYED. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.